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joefred111 t1_izusukx wrote

This sounds like something from The Onion, but it isn't.

You're saying that someone can't use their own likeness because the school owns it??

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Ihaveaboot t1_izvr7kq wrote

It was a bigger deal with NCAA athletes, where the argument was they were already being compensated via scholarships.

I was glad to see that flipped - students with art scholarships could sell their art, but OSU athletes couldn't trade autographs for free tattoos?

I didn't realize it was even a thing with high school athletes, but my stance is the same - athletic associations should not interfere with athlete's personal (and legal) doings off the field.

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