Category Archives: Entertainment Law
Televisual “Communication To The Public” Stays Undefined: The Law Needs to “Catchup” with Technology
Found recently in The National Law Review was an article by Rohan Massey, Francesco Mattina, Hiroshi Sheraton, Vincent Schröder, and Boris Uphoff of McDermott Will & Emery regarding Televisual Definitions: In ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd [2011] EWHC 2977 (Pat), the High Court of England and Wales decided to maintain its reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the …
Surprise! You Just Starred In Our Movie
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Matthew J. Kreutzer of Armstrong Teasdale regarding a lawsuit by actor Jesse Eisenberg’s small role in a movie although the DVD cover has his face prominently featured: One of my all-time favorite comedies is the movie Bowfinger, in which a down-and-out movie producer named Bobby Bowfinger (played by Steve Martin) …
Football and Antitrust Law: American Needle v. NFL and It’s Meaning for Combinations in Restraint of Trade and the Rule of Reason in the 21st Century
Posted in the National Law Review on November 30th an article by the Winner Winter 2011 Student Legal Writing Contest, Michael Sabino of Brooklyn Law School regarding the commonality of antitrust law and the NFL: NFL football. And antitrust law. What, if anything, do they have in common? A great many things, one might say. Both conjure up images of …
How the NCAA Has Used the Term “Student-Athlete” to Avoid Paying Workers Comp Liabilities
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Jared Wade of Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) regarding the how and the why of the NCAA’s creation and widespread promotion of the term “student-athlete.” Anyone who has spent much time following college sports should be aware of the NCAA’s hypocrisy. It demands purity from its “amateur” “student-athletes” while at …
Fan Death Re-Emphasizes MLB Ballpark Safety
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) regarding risk, death and baseball… Risk, death and baseball: three exciting topics that have unfortunately converged to become a grave concern for Major League Baseball this season. One fan recently died in Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, while reaching over a railing …
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