Mitchell F Crusto, ‘What is Property?: A Libertarian Perspective of Name, Image, and Likeness’, 16 Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law 1 (2025). In 2020, the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v Alston rocked college athletics by dismantling the NCAA’s amateurism model. In the wake of Alston, the ability of student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has transformed college sports. Athletes are now recruited for their athletic ability and also viewed as economic actors. While the NCAA has revised its policies to allow for athlete compensation tied to NIL, the broader legal and regulatory terrain remains unstable. It is against this backdrop that Professor Mitchell Crusto’s thought-provoking article, ‘What is Property?: A Libertarian Perspective of Name, Image, and Likeness’, offers an important intervention … (more)
[W Keith Robinson, JOTWELL, 29 October 2025]
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