“U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken dealt a major blow Friday afternoon to the NCAA and its long-held value of amateurism, ruling in an antitrust case that the association’s policies banning athletes from profiting from their own names, images and likenesses “unreasonably restrain trade. Wilken issued her ruling five weeks after a bench trial in the case brought by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon on behalf of Division I men’s basketball and football players concluded.” – Lee Romney –http://lat.ms/1uk4z99
Judge Claudia Wilken’s blow to the NCAA is a major step in the right direction, especially within the parameters of what players can and cannot receive:
“Wilken’s ruling does not order revenue sharing but lifts the restriction that has barred Division I schools from doing so, and permits them to hand over to athletes the full cost of education and at least $5,000 annually held in trust while they are playing. If students stay four years, the latter amount would total in excess of $300 million, said William Isaacson, the co-lead attorney for the plaintiffs” – Lee Romney – http://lat.ms/1uk4z99
Do college athletes deserve to be compensated for their play? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
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