Advancing Studies · Boston College
This course will explore the rights of college student-athletes to access entrepreneurial opportunities based on their common law rights of publicity, often called rights of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) that has been created. Historical amateurism rules had prevented college student-athletes from using these rights going back to the 19th Century. The 2021 law change represented a major shift in how intercollegiate athletics may both operate and relate to its athletes, sponsors, and fans. For student-athletes, the ability to use and potentially profit from these rights offer a range of cha
