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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Mar
8
2023
“You’re on Your Own, Kid” – Swifties’ Antitrust Class Action Against Ticketmaster Sent to Arbitration MoginRubin
Aug
5
2014
“Who Watches the Watchmen?” Employee Harassment Policies: Lessons from Comic-Con Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
9
2022
“Well frens, it happened to me;” Actor’s Stolen NFTs Highlight Uncertainties for NFT Artwork Robinson & Cole LLP
May
13
2016
“We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To Anyone”, But What Would Blackstone Do? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
29
2022
“Under Dutch Law, a Lookalike in a Commercial May Be a So-Called Portrait That the Person Portrayed May Be Able to Resist”: Supreme Court of The Netherlands Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
15
2023
“TRUMP TOO SMALL” Trademark Decision Heads to Supreme Court McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
14
2014
“Too Cute” New York Yoga Instructor To Join “Irresistible” Iowa Dental Assistant? Re: Iowa and New York Employment Decisions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
24
2018
“Ticket-gate”- Revisiting the Intersection of Professional Football and Class Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
28
2022
“THE” Trademark of the Year? Ohio State University Trademarks THE ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
7
2014
“The Good Wife” Defends Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Sep
8
2017
“Share And Share Alike”: UK IPO Publishes Report On The Challenges Of Social Media And Online IP Infringement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
18
2014
“REDSKINS” US Trademark Registrations are Canceled for Disparaging Native Americans Mintz
Dec
9
2012
“PARIS” Is Misdescriptive of Goods Designed in Miami and Manufactured in Asia McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
7
2011
“One,” But Not the One and Only McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
1
2023
“Not My Work”: When Artists Dispute Authorship Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2013
“No More Bets”: Ontario Court of Appeal Dismisses “Floating Ball” Case Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
21
2022
“Levitating” Lawsuits: Understanding Dua Lipa’s Copyright Infringement Troubles K&L Gates
Mar
30
2015
“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and Kris Jenner’s Estate Planning Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Oct
18
2018
“I’ll Be Back;” Ninth Circuit Gives Arnold Schwarzenegger-Branded Supplement Purchasers Another Shot to Pursue UCL, FAL, CLRA and Warranty Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2014
“Is this the airport, Clark?”: Home Owner's Associations and Holiday Decorations McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
9
2018
“Inclusion Riders” On The Storm Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
18
2011
“Hot News” Cannot Be Enjoined Under Misappropriation Claim McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
25
2020
“Hold Up, Wait A Minute” D.C. Circuit Rejects Copyright Board’s Categorical Exclusion of Internet Transmissions from Grandfathered Royalty Rates Proskauer Rose LLP
May
31
2023
“Forever chemicals:” a PFAS regulatory update with Jean Mosites [Podcast] Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Feb
19
2019
“Football’s Coming Home”…but to which country? FIFA’s National Team Eligibility Rules Explained Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
20
2022
“Fight On”; NLRB’s Regional Office Pursuing Unfair Labor Practice Charges on Behalf of College Athletes against USC, Pac-12, and NCAA Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
21
2023
“Comparison Prior Art” Must Be Tied to the Same Article of Manufacture as That Claimed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
8
2020
“Can’t Hold Us” Liable: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Win Affirmance in Copyright Suit McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
19
2018
“Bank For Your Buck” – The Legal Implications of Banksy’s Destruction of “Girl with Balloon” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
26
2019
“Addressing Video Game Claims Under the Phillips Standard at the PTAB” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
5
2023
‘PARENTAL ADVISORY’: How Music in the Workplace Can Lead to Liability Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
22
2018
‘One and Done’ May Soon Be DONE! Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
16
2022
‘Is Football the Same Without Fans?’: Valuable Lessons When Negotiating Broadcasting Agreements Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
23
2017
‘Gatland’s Law’: Playing for your Country or Securing your Family’s Financial Future? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
20
2021
‘Equal Pay for Team USA’ Act Reintroduced Ahead of Tokyo Olympics Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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