re: Manziel files lawsuit citing copyright infringement of name Johnny Football

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Now, Unfortunately players in the NCAA do not get paid royalties when their numbers and names are sold for millions. How many #3 alabama jersey's were sold simply because Trent Richardson was a beast (which he worked his arse off for) yet never received a red cent for. That's the real problem.

However, in this case, Manziel doesn't want to play by the rules that everyone else has (who can blame him) and now he's suing over a nickname. Perhaps something good can come from this but the way he is handling his fame is prickish at best.

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Dude you seriously do not know what your talking about.....Players names do not get sold, the only replica of individual players which can be sold is their number, i.e. replica jerseys and the video game example. Maybe you dont understand the full extent as to why he is doing this because a lot of the merchandise being produced is mainly in Texas...but there are tons of products that have been and are being produced that are not legal from several standpoints. They not only replicate the Johnny Football nickname, which the Manziel family is in the process of claiming, but Johnny's first and last name, likeness, etc.

The bylaws of the NCAA absolutely state if that if businesses (I'm not talking about the schools) profit from certain likeness of individual athlete they will lose their eligability. It is up to that individual, themselves, to prevent this from happening.

I have already seen lots of things, that if someone wanted to be a dick about it, could rule him ineligable. However, since he is proactively defending it he is on the up and up.

So point being you people are saying he's a douche because he's not letting some people sell things off his likness and I'm telling you that its a huge issue, recognized by the school in the fall.