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An Evolving Landscape-Name, Image, and Likeness Rights in High School Athletics.pdf
Vanderbilt Law Review (2024)
  • Adam Epstein
  • Nathaniel Grow
  • Kathryn Kisska-Schulze
Abstract
Amateur sports have entered a changing landscape. The onset of Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) opportunities at the college level has prompted over half of state high school athletic associations to likewise permit high school student-athletes to pursue similar financial opportunities. The purpose of this Essay is not to argue for or against the emergence of NIL opportunities at the high school level but instead to explore this newly evolving landscape, identify accompanying financial dangers, and propose a statutory framework that builds upon California’s Coogan’s Law—a measure providing financial safeguards to children working in the entertainment industry—to better protect minor student-athletes entering into endorsement contracts.
Keywords
  • sports,
  • NIL,
  • right of publicity,
  • Coogan's Law,
  • high school,
  • influencers
Publication Date
Spring April 29, 2024
Citation Information
Adam Epstein, Nathaniel Grow and Kathryn Kisska-Schulze. "An Evolving Landscape-Name, Image, and Likeness Rights in High School Athletics.pdf" Vanderbilt Law Review Vol. 77 Iss. 3 (2024) p. 845 - 890
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adam_epstein/65/