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NCAA claims collegiate athletes can't be paid as their broadcasts are "First Amendment-protected news programs" -- LINK

Posted by Beaker (aka anniebecca) Jan 16 '14, 13:27

In O'Bannon vs. NCAA, the defendants made a stunning claim. Collegiate athletes cannot be paid for appearing in televised games, the NCAA argued, because those games—like, say, the Vizio BCS National Championship—are First Amendment-protected news programs, and not commercial broadcasts.

http://deadspin.com/how-many-ads-are-in-your-college-sports-broadcast-1501942406 (deadspin.com)

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Is it just me who thinks this, or does the NCAA have a fair bit of egg on their faces lately? - Amanda Jan 16, 13:59
So logically I out to be able to broadcast the games myself as a first amendment news program, right? -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 13:37
Someone's getting desperate. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 13:34
DESPERATION!!! - Spawn Jan 16, 13:30 1
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 13:34
It's a novel line of bullshit, I'll give them that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 13:30 2
- We agree. That's why we'll be showing up at the NCAA tournament with a full complement of cameras and announcers and broadcasting the games. You - New Sports Network Jan 16, 13:40
- Heh, truth. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 13:32

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