Case Title
Edward O'Bannon, Jr., On Behalf of Himsedlf and All Others Similarly Situated v. National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Electronic Arts, Inc.; Collegiate Licensing Company
Document Type
Briefs and Court Filings
Publication Date
1-28-2015
Keywords
education, sports entertainment, antitrust
Abstract
Amici urge affirmance for three principal reasons. First, we elaborate a point to dispel Appellant's suggestion that antitrust somehow does not belong here. Second, we show that ordinary rule of reason treatment was appropriate. Relying rather daringly on a case that it overwhelmingly lost, Appellant asks this Court to find within NCAA v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla., 468 U. S. 85 (1984), a rule that its "amateurism" or "eligibility" restraints are "valid...as a matter of law." NCAA Br. at 14, 22. Board of Regents did not say that, and even Appellant's own amici admit it. See Wilson Sonsini Br. at 5 & n. 2. Last, but most important, having shown that no special rule applies, we show ample grounds to affirm within the district court's opinion. Of fundamental importance is the court's finding that anticompetitive harm outweighed the minor benefits that Appellant could show.
Repository Citation
Sagers, Chris; Wildfang, K. Craig; Marth, Ryan W.; and Martinez, David, "Brief of Antitrust Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellees, Supporting Affirmance" (2015). Law Faculty Briefs and Court Documents. 15.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/fac_briefs/15
