In a decision issued last Friday, Judge Gardephe dismissed President Trump’s lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward, publisher Simon & Schuster, and parent company Paramount Global. The lawsuit sought to assert copyright ownership over audio recordings of Woodward’s interviews with Trump, which were later released as the audiobook The Trump Tapes. Trump alleged that he was either a joint author or held a copyright interest in his responses during the interviews, and that the release of The Trump Tapes and related works violated his rights. He also asserted state law claims for unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and accounting.
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Judge Engelmayer Dismisses NCAA Student-Athletes’ Untimely “Names, Images, and Likeness” Case
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In an opinion last week, Judge Engelmayer dismissed a class action brought by 16 student-athletes against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) over claims arising from NCAA’s use of the student-athletes’ names, images, and likeliness (“NIL”) in advertisements and other commercial endeavors. The plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges unjust enrichment and violations of the Sherman Act, including a conspiracy aimed at suppressing the market for the plaintiffs’ NIL and a monopolization of the markets for student-athlete labor, images, and footage.
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