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What Do Peter Pan And The NCAA Have In Common? A Primer On Student-Athlete Images, The NCAA And Video Games
Posted on 24 Feb 2011 by Travis Burchart

In the story Peter Pan , Peter loses his shadow and is forced to chase it down in order to reattach it. A shadow isn't very substantive, but like any person, Peter wants his back because it is his shadow and his property. We take our shadows for granted... Read More

Tags: video games , image , Electronic Arts Inc. , Sam Keller , student-athlete , Ed O'Bannon , trading cards , Nebraska , UCLA , University of Cincinnati , basketball , likeness , Litigation , Oscar Robertson , copyright , sports law , lawsuit , NCAA , football , Arizona State

Judge Dismisses Video Game Maker From NCAA Antitrust Lawsuit
Posted on 11 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A federal judge has dismissed video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. from a high-profile antitrust lawsuit challenging the NCAA's long-standing prohibition against paying student athletes for their performance. But U.S. District... Read More

Tags: EA , Ed O'Bannon , Antitrust , UCLA , class action , commercial rights , Litigation , lawsuit , NCAA , Collegiate Licensing Co. , Electronic Arts , student athletes

Judge Upholds California's Affirmative Action Ban
Posted on 10 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in public university admissions. U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti ruled against the challenge to Proposition 209... Read More

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