Sec. 10. Limitation of liability
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An institution, a conference, and an athletic association shall comply with the requirements of this Act and with any rule or standard developed under this Act, but shall not be held liable under any provision of Federal or State law for prohibiting a student athlete or prospective student athlete from being paid by an institution, conference, or athletic association or for prohibiting a student athlete or prospective student athlete from being paid for the commercial use of the name, image, or likeness of the student athlete or prospective student athlete before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act or the fact or circumstances of the enactment of this Act may be construed to or relied upon by any court— to alter the application of Federal or State antitrust law to intercollegiate athletics; to imply the creation of any cause of action not created expressly by this Act; or to retroactively create liability, or invalidate legal defenses, related to aspects of intercollegiate athletics not directly addressed by this Act.