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12.5.3 Media Activities.(a) During the Playing Season. During the playing season, a student-athlete may appear on radio and televisionprograms (e.g., coaches’ shows) or engage in writing projects when the student-athlete’s appearance orparticipation is related in any way to athletics ability or prestige, provided the student-athlete does not receiveany remuneration for the appearance or participation in the activity. The student-athlete shall not make anyendorsement, expressed or implied, of any commercial product or service. The student-athlete may, however,receive actual and necessary expenses directly related to the appearance or participation in the activity. Astudent-athlete participating in media activities during the playing season may not miss class, except for classtime missed in conjunction with away-from-home competition or to participate in a conference-sponsoredmedia day. (Revised: 1/16/93, 1/14/97, 1/9/06, 4/27/06)(b) Outside the Playing Season. Outside the playing season, a student-athlete may participate in media activities(e.g., appearance on radio, television, in films or stage productions or participation in writing projects)when such appearance or participation is related in any way to athletics ability or prestige, provided thestudent-athlete is eligible academically to represent the institution and does not receive any remuneration forsuch appearance or participation. The student-athlete may not make any endorsement, expressed or implied,of any commercial product or service. The student-athlete may, however, receive legitimate and normal expensesdirectly related to such appearance or participation, provided the source of the expenses is the entitysponsoring the activity. (Revised: 1/16/93, 1/14/97)12.5.4 Use of Commercial Trademarks or Logos on Equipment, Uniforms and Apparel. (Adopted:5/27/11) A student-athlete may use athletics equipment or wear athletics apparel that bears the trademarkor logo of an athletics equipment or apparel manufacturer or distributor in athletics competition and pre- andpostgame activities (e.g., celebrations on the court, pre- or postgame press conferences), provided the followingcriteria are met. [D] (Revised: 1/11/94, 1/10/95, 1/9/96 effective 8/1/96, 5/27/11)(a) Athletics equipment (e.g., shoes, helmets, baseball bats and gloves, batting or golf gloves, hockey and lacrossesticks, goggles and skis) shall bear only the manufacturer’s normal label or trademark, as it is used on all suchitems for sale to the general public; and (Revised: 1/10/95)(b) The student-athlete’s institution’s official uniform (including numbered racing bibs and warm-ups) and allother items of apparel (e.g., socks, head bands, T-shirts, wrist bands, visors or hats, swim caps and towels) shallbear only a single manufacturer’s or distributor’s normal label or trademark (regardless of the visibility of thelabel or trademark), not to exceed 2-1/4 square inches in area (rectangle, square, parallelogram) including anyadditional material (e.g., patch) surrounding the normal trademark or logo. The student-athlete’s institution’sofficial uniform and all other items of apparel shall not bear a design element similar to the manufacturer’strademark/logo that is in addition to another trademark/logo that is contrary to the size restriction. (Revised:1/11/94, 1/10/95, 2/16/00)12.5.4.1 Laundry Label. If an institution’s uniform or any item of apparel worn by a student-athlete incompetition contains washing instructions on the outside of the apparel on a patch that also includes the manufacturer’sor distributor’s logo or trademark, the entire patch must be contained within a four-sided geometricalfigure (rectangle, square, parallelogram) that does not exceed 2-1/4 square inches. [D] (Adopted: 1/10/95)12.5.4.2 Pre- or Postgame Activities. The restriction on the size of a manufacturer’s or distributor’s logois applicable to all apparel worn by student-athletes during the conduct of the institution’s competition, whichincludes any pre- or postgame activities (e.g., postgame celebrations on the court, pre- or postgame press conferences)involving student-athletes. [D] (Adopted: 1/10/95)12.5.4.3 Outside Team Uniforms and Apparel. The provisions of Bylaw 12.5.4-(b) do not apply to theofficial uniforms and apparel worn by outside teams.12.5.4.4 Title-Sponsor Recognition. Racing bibs and similar competition identification materials (e.g.,bowl-game patches) worn by participants may include the name of the corporate sponsor of the competition,provided the involved commercial company is the sole title sponsor of the competition. [D]12.6 Financial Donations From Outside Organizations.12.6.1 Professional Sports Organizations.12.6.1.1 To Intercollegiate Event. A professional sports organization may serve as a financial sponsor ofan intercollegiate competition event, provided the organization is not publicly identified as such. A professionalsports organization may serve as a financial sponsor of an activity or promotion that is ancillary to the competitionevent and may be publicly identified as such. [D] (Adopted: 1/10/92, Revised: 8/5/04, 1/14/12)12.6.1.2 Developmental Funds to NCAA. A professional sports organization may provide funds for intercollegiateathletics developmental purposes in a particular sport (e.g., officiating expenses, research and educationalprojects, the conduct of summer leagues, purchase of equipment). However, such funds shall be providedin an unrestricted manner and administered through the Association’s national office.72