Entertainment, Art & Sports

The National Law Review is a free no-login resource for legal articles on entertainment law, art law and sports law. Included in our commentary are various gaming and gambling laws throughout the United States, including issues that intersect with Native American and Tribal law.  Updates on gaming regulations across jurisdictions, as well as legislation as new states and municipalities, legalize gaming are all covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review. 

Additionally, the National Law Review covers the employment issues that can come up in workplaces with sports and gaming, including the legality of fantasy sports particularly in the workplace.  Other issues with fantasy sports, in terms of their legality across a variety of jurisdictions, are also broken down by legal experts as they arise.  Furthermore, litigation surrounding gaming, fantasy sports, video games, including intellectual property and trademark litigation, is also covered. 

We also examine sports law as it relates to professional sports such as equal pay for men's and women's teams, and governance of international sporting bodies such as the English Premier League, the Football Association, and Fédération Internationale de Football Association ("FIFA").  Issues surrounding major sports stories can sometimes feature a surprising legal twist,  such as Ambush Marketing at the 2018 World Cup, or judging at the Olympics, and coverage of NFL protests and the impact on player’s constitutional rights.

Our commentary also includes the effect that labor law has on student-athletes and college sports, and updated regulations in the NCAA, and how it might impact favorite teams.  The issue of unpaid students athletes and litigation surrounding that issue was extensively documented by the writers at the National Law Review.

We also cover the intersectionality between entertainment law and intellectual property law, such as trademark of goods and services, music and movie copyright infringement, and broadcasting rights.  Additionally, the National Law Review has legal analysis pertaining to artists' rights and litigation involving those issues.

For hourly updates on the latest in arts, sports, & entertainment legal news, legislation, regulation & compliance, litigation, and more, be sure to follow the National Law Review Twitter feed and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

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Aug
4
2020
Countries and Companies Cool on TikTok, As Microsoft Proposes US Solution Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
26
2012
QVC and Two Florida-Based Corporations Sued for Patent and Trade Dress Infringement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
14
2013
BMI Strikes Again: Rome, GA Restaurant Target of 3rd Georgia Copyright Suit Filed in 3 Weeks Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
9
2013
Imperfect Fit: Abercrombie Store Threatens Location In Tailored-Clothing Mecca Savile Row Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
6
2013
Singer-Songwriter Lee Hutson Sues Rapper Young Jeezy Over Alleged Use of "Getting It On" Sample Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
16
2019
Groundbreaking: Eighth Circuit Confirms TCPA Statutory Damages Were Unconstitutional Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
21
2023
To AI or Not to AI: U.S. Copyright Office Clarifies Options Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
25
2013
BMI, Music Publishers Bring Copyright Suit Against Georgia Restaurant, Seeking Statutory Damages Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
18
2013
Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) Motion in “Jack the Rapper” Trademark Lawsuit Spawns Early Settlement Dialogue Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
6
2014
Photographer Alleges Copyright Infringer Used Unauthorized Photo For Road Atlas And, When Caught, Offered $10 As Compensation Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
5
2016
Malicious Prosecution Case to Continue Against Patrick Henry Community College Athletic Director Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
4
2018
On Your Mark, Get Set ... Go? Are You Ready To Spin The Wheel? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
27
2012
Northern District of Georgia Dismisses Copyright and State Law Claims Brought by Master Mind Music, Inc. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
20
2013
Local Political Considerations and the Impact on Land Use Decisions: The Matter of Rye Playland Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
26
2013
Caught in the Cloud: How Hard Could It Be To Recover Your Data From A Defunct Cloud Provider? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
15
2013
More Recent Trademark Cases in the Georgia District Courts, Re: Tory Burch, Gyro King, American Deli, Yanmar Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
21
2014
Jay Z Captured in a New Era of Private Video of Official Video Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
28
2012
Georgia is a New Battleground for the Self-Proclaimed “Original Copyright Troll” Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
23
2013
New York-based Design House Files Copyright and Trademark Lawsuit over MADISON Carpet Style Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
24
2014
D.C. Circuit Guts Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Net Neutrality Rules Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
9
2014
California District Court Rules NCAA Violated Antitrust Laws: But Did The NCAA Win By Losing? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
5
2014
O’Bannon Decision Could Open the Door to Significant Changes in Collegiate Athletics Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
18
2016
ASCAP and BMI Antitrust Consent Decrees: The Song Remains the Same Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
18
2018
Another Strike Out? Tampa Bay Rays “Hit” With TCPA Class Action Over Text Campaign Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
1
2021
The Business Judgment Rule Cannot Preclude Statutory Inspection Rights Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
19
2021
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream of Coors Beer and Halo 2 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
18
2014
North Carolina Court of Appeals Construes Zoning Provision Excluding All "Unidentified" Uses Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
28
2021
NLRB, Labor Laws and the Impact on NCAA Athletes Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
1
2013
Eleventh Circuit Raises its Glass to the Public Domain; Affirms Summary Judgment Entered Against Miller's Ale House on Trademark, Trade Dress, and Copyright Claims Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
11
2013
Franchisee Sued by Mrs. Winners Restaurant Franchise on Several Trademark Counts Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
12
2013
Folks Alleges Jim ‘N Nick’s B B Que South, Inc.’s Use of GOOD TO GO MARK Should Get Up and Go Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
1
2017
The Value of a Life: Standing to Sue Your Company in a Gamified World Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
8
2020
Pardon My Drone Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
16
2012
Mark Rice d/b/a Games to Remember Initiates Three Suits, Asserting Infringement of Funky Monkeys® Trademark Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
26
2014
Parties Seek Expedited Answers on Changes to College Sports Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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