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Can the ACC Be Legally Dissolved?

That is the $64 question. I think you need a battery of Attorneys who have studied that issue to come close to answering that. Not just people that don't want to believe it could ever happen. A Wake Forest or Duke fan sort. Let's for the sake of discussion say eight ACC members can cancel or bring the ACC to dissolution. Not going to argue that grieved parties can not file a big lawsuit. I could probably file a lawsuit against the Magnificent 7 + 1 if I had a big enough bank account. That is just how our judicial system works. It is lawsuit happy. However if the ACC is legally erased from existence. How could the lawsuit filing parties even call themselves the ACC any longer within the lawsuit. The ACC name would be forever voided. I cannot form a band and call ourselves the Beatles or Led Zeppelin. Many band members of legendary bands were lawsuited out of using the name of bands when performing that they initially helped form. Lynyrd Skynyrd has a history of those type lawsuits.
Posted: 08/02/2023 at 01:55 PM ET

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Can the ACC Be Legally Dissolved?
WarHog38 08/02/23 01:55 PM ET
Even that might not solve the problem. The teams that did not want to
wwhokie1 08/02/23 04:47 PM ET
Doubt that's possible.
Vienna_Hokie 08/02/23 05:05 PM ET
I ask you, what is a contract?
HokieDevil 08/03/23 09:49 AM ET
They would not claim they are reforming, but that they never left, only the
wwhokie1 08/02/23 06:53 PM ET
Whether something is "fair" or not may not be the issue though. When a
VTHokie2000 08/02/23 07:23 PM ET
The only reports I have heard, state that the bylaws have no mention of
wwhokie1 08/02/23 10:45 PM ET
I am confident the topic is addressed in either the conference's charter
VTHokie2000 08/03/23 12:31 AM ET
They could claim it all they want, doesn't change the facts
Vienna_Hokie 08/02/23 06:59 PM ET
8 could hardly get them to negotiate on uneven revenues, so
daveinop 08/02/23 03:16 PM ET
I Don't Know if the ACC will ever be Dissolved
WarHog38 08/02/23 03:25 PM ET
I still think ACC should let schools own their OOC TV revenues
daveinop 08/02/23 04:50 PM ET
Trademarks are only protected while they are being used.
tarheelblue 08/02/23 02:49 PM ET
ACC is a Registered Trademark just like the SEC
WarHog38 08/02/23 03:15 PM ET
I don't know if Registered Trademarks have the Perpetuity you Claim.
WarHog38 08/02/23 03:45 PM ET
"The Beatles" trademark is still in use.
tarheelblue 08/02/23 03:19 PM ET
Isn't that what the Big East did?
Vienna_Hokie 08/02/23 04:33 PM ET
Essentially yes, that's what they did.**
tarheelblue 08/02/23 06:01 PM ET
Should of Placed that Above Comment Here **
WarHog38 08/02/23 03:49 PM ET
Why wouldn't FSU just financially entice 7 others to leave?
RonMexicoHokie 08/02/23 02:41 PM ET
It has not been verified that 8 schools could dissolve the conference.
wwhokie1 08/02/23 10:54 PM ET
That would probably constitute tortious interference and be illegal. **
tarheelblue 08/02/23 02:56 PM ET
I guess the new ACC can be named The Rossington Collins Band. ;)**
Old Line Hokie 08/02/23 02:41 PM ET
Then James Phillips could marry Dale Krantz**
WarHog38 08/02/23 03:59 PM ET
Hey, don't misunderstand me.**
CyberHokie 08/02/23 02:54 PM ET