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Judge rules in against NCAA in O'Bannon antitrust case
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Aug 11, 2014
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Judge rules in against NCAA in O'Bannon antitrust case
A federal judge issued a ruling in the case involving former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon and the NCAA: The NCAA violated the law by not allowing college athletes to be compensated for the use of their names, images or likeness.
File: Then UCLA forward Ed O'Bannon cuts down the net after their 89-78 victory over Arkansas in the NCAA final at the Kingdome in Seattle on April 3, 1995.
File: Then UCLA forward Ed O'Bannon cuts down the net after their 89-78 victory over Arkansas in the NCAA final at the Kingdome in Seattle on April 3, 1995.
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A federal judge issued a ruling in the case involving former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon and the NCAA: The NCAA violated the law by not allowing college athletes to be compensated for the use of their names, images or likeness.

A federal judge issued a ruling in the case involving former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon and the NCAA: The NCAA violated the law by not allowing college athletes to be compensated for the use of their names, images or likeness.

Gary Roberts, dean emeritus and professor of law at Indiana University, talked to Take Two Monday