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Cracking Down On College Football Counterfeit Goods

A handful of people were arrested in Arlington, Texas prior to college football's national championship game. They were arrested for unauthorized sale of  items with college logos.

Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is a partner organization of Winston-Salem based IMG College. They are responsible for helping schools to protect and enforce against unauthorized use of their valuable trademarks.

"From a legal perspective it's really just like any other property theft," explained Bruce Siegel, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for CLC. "It's taking property that does not belong to you and appropriating it for your own benefit," he added.

Siegel says bogus merchandise means lost revenues for colleges and universities and a lesser product for consumers. Ohio State handily beat Oregon in the game.
 

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
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