On August 8, 2014, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) experienced a major blow to its long-held policy of keeping college athletes uncompensated amateurs. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the NCAA rules prohibiting student athletes from receiving compensation for the use of their own names, images, and likenesses violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. Student athletes are not employees of their colleges, but they may be entitled to share in licensing fees earned on their names and likenesses.
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