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1 Int'l @ Sports L. 1 (2023-2024)

handle is hein.journals/intospotlw1 and id is 1 raw text is: Winter 2023-2024 By Takao Ohashi ports in Japan are often organized as a pyramid struc- ture of European style. Soccer is a typical example, with a professional league at the top and amateur leagues and local organizations under its umbrella. Baseball, how- ever, is not really a pyramid structure, although a unified organization has been formed for the Olympic games. Historically, when baseball was introduced to Japan in 1878, it was played in high schools and universities, and thus student baseball became a popular sport in Japan. As a result of the popularity of student baseball, 10 national tournaments were held each year, games were played on weekdays, and students transferred between schools like today's professional players, or stayed in school another year to continue playing baseball, paying no attention to their studies. In 1932, the then Ministry of Education became concerned about this situation and enacted the ADA @ SPORTS Baseball Control Ordinance, so the government took control of student baseball. Student baseball remained under government control for about 15 years until 1947, See BASEBALL page 12 By Pete Konieczko-Hansom, Head of Intellectual Property Law at t's crucial that athletes and their agents are aware of their image rights, how they can be used and what needs to be done to protect them effectively. In the following article, we share some insights to help ensure that athletes are ef- fectively protecting their image rights. WHAT ARE IMAGE RIGHTS? The term image rights refers to an individual's proprietary right in their personality. This means that they have the right to prevent unauthorised use of their name, likeness or other personal associations, such as physical or style characteristics, signatures, nicknames or slogans. Image rights also encompass relevant registered or un- registered UK and foreign copyrights, trademarks or design See UK on page 14 Copyright © 2023 Hackney Publications (hackneypublications.com) Vol. 1 Issue 1