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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 1009721" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>The GOR does include "regardless of whether such Member Institution remains a member of the Conference during the entirety of the Term" So it would still own the media rights of members even if they leave. </p><p></p><p>I still haven't read the Clemson lawsuit, but I understand that they are challenging the wording and claiming that it only means that the ACC owns the rights of games that were produced under the GOR. That it doesn't include new games after a school leaves the conference. I can't see that in the GOR, but I haven't read the Clemson filing, just what others have said about it.</p><p></p><p>The language of the ESPN Agreement doesn't necessarily mean that it is integral to the GOR. It says "obligations of the Conference expressly set forth in the ESPN Agreement" Does that mean the ESPN agreement, or the obligations specified in the ESPN agreement? I think that is an actual legal argument that can be made IF there is an option to cancel the agreement AND it is cancelled. However, there are obligations specified in the ESPN agreement, even if the ESPN agreement is no longer valid. An argument can also be made that the schools still owe those obligations to the ACC and that the ACC can include those in another media agreement.</p><p></p><p>The GOR does plainly state that the rights are assigned to the ACC "regardless of whether such Member Institution remains a member".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 1009721, member: 2426"] The GOR does include "regardless of whether such Member Institution remains a member of the Conference during the entirety of the Term" So it would still own the media rights of members even if they leave. I still haven't read the Clemson lawsuit, but I understand that they are challenging the wording and claiming that it only means that the ACC owns the rights of games that were produced under the GOR. That it doesn't include new games after a school leaves the conference. I can't see that in the GOR, but I haven't read the Clemson filing, just what others have said about it. The language of the ESPN Agreement doesn't necessarily mean that it is integral to the GOR. It says "obligations of the Conference expressly set forth in the ESPN Agreement" Does that mean the ESPN agreement, or the obligations specified in the ESPN agreement? I think that is an actual legal argument that can be made IF there is an option to cancel the agreement AND it is cancelled. However, there are obligations specified in the ESPN agreement, even if the ESPN agreement is no longer valid. An argument can also be made that the schools still owe those obligations to the ACC and that the ACC can include those in another media agreement. The GOR does plainly state that the rights are assigned to the ACC "regardless of whether such Member Institution remains a member". [/QUOTE]
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