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Friday, January 28, 2011

Courts - "Hoosier legend Oscar Robertson is suing the NCAA for using images of him playing for UC on current trading cards"

The story, from WLWT Cincinnati, reports that:

Attorney Stan Chesley said that Robertson found out about the cards when fans started sending them to him to be signed.

The lawsuit alleges that the NCAA and others have illegally licensed, and received compensation for, the images and likenesses of former college athletes like Robertson.

ILB: The other plaintiffs in the suit are Ray Ellis and George Tate. The case, filed Jan. 26, 2011 in the ND Calif., is Oscar P. Robertson , Tate George and Ray Ellis v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, Collegiate Licensing Company and Electronic Arts, Inc. (3:2011cv00388)

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 28, 2011 09:36 AM
Posted to Courts in general