Format
Book Chapter
Book Title
Reversing Field: Examining Commercialization, Labor, Gender, and Race in 21st Century Sports Law
Editor
Andre Douglas, Pond Cummings, Anne Marie Lofaso
First Page
419 pages
Description
This chapter addresses a number of issues associated with athletes acquiring celebrity status based on their television performances. It first discusses what draws the public to watch sports on television and follow the lives of athletes. Second, this chapter highlights the benefits and burdens that athletes receive and endure from the public participation in their sports as observers on the field and off. This section will also highlight athletes rights to privacy and to publicity. Finally, this chapter addresses the responsibility of athletes, both amateur and professional, to behave in a responsible manner both on and off the court.
ISBN
9781933202556
Publication Date
1-1-2010
City
St. Paul, MN
Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Burr, Sherri. "Athletes as Television Celebrities: Why We Watch; How They Benefit; Must They Be Responsible." Reversing Field: Examining Commercialization, Labor, Gender, and Race in 21st Century Sports Law (2010): 419 pages. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facbookdisplay/18
