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Notre Dame moved quickly Tuesday to protect the eligibility of two of its most vital athletic performers thanks to, of all things, an online advertisement for cellular ring tones.
The school said it sent a cease-and-desist letter to Cellular Services Worldwide in Boston for its impermissible use of images of quarterback Jimmy Clausen and Big East basketball Player of the Year Luke Harangody in an advertisement that appeared on NDNation.com.
Notre Dame expects that letter to satisfy any issues with the amateurism of both Clausen and Harangody, since the photos appear to be game-action shots lifted from the public domain. An NCAA spokeswoman said she could not comment on possible violations without working with the specific school on the specific issue.
But according to NCAA Bylaw 12.5.2.2, if a student-athlete's name or image is used to promote a commercial product without his or her knowledge, the athlete or the school is "required to take steps to stop such an activity in order to retain his or her eligibility for intercollegiate athletics." via The Chicago Tribune
What is even better is the NDnation.com site stopped using Google Ads over it.The school said it sent a cease-and-desist letter to Cellular Services Worldwide in Boston for its impermissible use of images of quarterback Jimmy Clausen and Big East basketball Player of the Year Luke Harangody in an advertisement that appeared on NDNation.com.
Notre Dame expects that letter to satisfy any issues with the amateurism of both Clausen and Harangody, since the photos appear to be game-action shots lifted from the public domain. An NCAA spokeswoman said she could not comment on possible violations without working with the specific school on the specific issue.
But according to NCAA Bylaw 12.5.2.2, if a student-athlete's name or image is used to promote a commercial product without his or her knowledge, the athlete or the school is "required to take steps to stop such an activity in order to retain his or her eligibility for intercollegiate athletics." via The Chicago Tribune
