On the evening of October 26, 2022, the NCAA announced a new clarification of its guidelines surrounding monetization of student athletes’ name, image, and likeness (commonly referred to as NIL). While there is still a fair amount of  ambiguity in this fast-developing space, this clarification provides some much-needed guideposts for universities, collectives, and athletes alike. The guidelines signal that universities, their officials, and their boosters now have more ability to interact with and raise money for NIL collectives than previously indicated, and also provide a non-exhaustive list of dos and don’ts for universities to consider when interacting with collectives.

On the evening of October 26, 2022, the NCAA announced a new clarification of its guidelines surrounding monetization of student athletes’ name, image, and likeness (commonly referred to as NIL). While there is still a fair amount of  ambiguity in this fast-developing space, this clarification provides some much-needed guideposts for universities, collectives, and athletes alike. The guidelines signal that universities, their officials, and their boosters now have more ability to interact with and raise money for NIL collectives than previously indicated, and also provide a non-exhaustive list of dos and don’ts for universities to consider when interacting with collectives.

TikTok has already taken over as a dominant force in the social media world, but it has no plans of stopping there. TikTok now showing signs that it plans to compete with the likes of Apple and Spotify in the music industry by seeking a federal trademark registration in "TikTok Music."

TikTok has already taken over as a dominant force in the social media world, but it has no plans of stopping there. TikTok now showing signs that it plans to compete with the likes of Apple and Spotify in the music industry by seeking a federal trademark registration in "TikTok Music."

Before Title IX of the Education Amendment was signed in 1972, there were roughly 310,000 women and girls playing sports in colleges and high schools throughout the nation. Fifty years later, thanks to the law, there are currently over three million women and girls playing interscholastic sports today, a number that continues to grow each year.

Before Title IX of the Education Amendment was signed in 1972, there were roughly 310,000 women and girls playing sports in colleges and high schools throughout the nation. Fifty years later, thanks to the law, there are currently over three million women and girls playing interscholastic sports today, a number that continues to grow each year.

Recent technological developments have made topics like the metaverse, Web3, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) commonplace. But nothing about these topics is common. They raise complex questions — technological, legal, financial, and cultural in nature — that cannot be easily answered. While the contours are under construction, the vision for these technologies, especially for the metaverse, is one that shouldn’t be ignored by brand owners.

Recent technological developments have made topics like the metaverse, Web3, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) commonplace. But nothing about these topics is common. They raise complex questions — technological, legal, financial, and cultural in nature — that cannot be easily answered. While the contours are under construction, the vision for these technologies, especially for the metaverse, is one that shouldn’t be ignored by brand owners.

The NCAA filed its brief in Johnson v. NCAA asking the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a Pennsylvania district court’s finding that college athletes could be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The NCAA filed its brief in Johnson v. NCAA asking the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a Pennsylvania district court’s finding that college athletes could be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.