Entertainment, Arts, Sports & Gaming Legal News

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 sport 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 include 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.

Date	Title	Organization
2 Apr	The RealReal Falls Seven Bags Short of 100% Compliance with Advertising Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
2 Apr	NBA May Reduce Players’ Salaries Due to COVID-19 Shutdown	Jackson Lewis P.C.
31 Mar	NCAA Grants Additional Eligibility to Spring Athletes Affected by COVID-19	Jackson Lewis P.C.
31 Mar	NJ Gov. Murphy and State Director of Emergency Management Clarify Permissible Operations for Certain Businesses	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
31 Mar	COVID-19 Coverage Litigation Escalates	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Mar	A “Dark Horse” Victory for Katy Perry: Central District of California Overturns $2.8M Copyright Verdict	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Mar	MLB and Its Players Agree to Terms for Potential Resumption of Play Amid COVID-19 Pandemic	Jackson Lewis P.C.
30 Mar	UK Travel Insurers faced with £275M COVID-19 related claims	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
29 Mar	How Colleges and Universities Can Comply with NCAA Rules during COVID-19 Pandemic	Jackson Lewis P.C.
27 Mar	A Breathing Spell From The Breathing Spell – Should A Chapter 11 Case Be Suspended During COVID-19?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Mar	Challenging Times: Specific Issues Facing the Gaming Industry During the Coronavirus Crisis	Jones Walker LLP
26 Mar	COVID 19 related travel insurance claims rise to £5 million for Direct Line	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
26 Mar	Social Distancing During Wedding Season: Mitigating Loss and Securing Insurance Coverage	Gilbert LLP
25 Mar	Ninth Circuit Shows Led Zeppelin a Whole Lotta Love in ‘Stairway’ Copyright Win	McDermott Will & Emery
25 Mar	COVID-19 Forces Modell’s to “Mothball” Chapter 11 Efforts	Stark & Stark
25 Mar	Second Circuit Affirms 5Pointz Whitewashing Violated Visual Artists Rights Act	Mintz
23 Mar	Louisiana Suspends Legislative Session	Jones Walker LLP
23 Mar	Total Vacancy: Hotels Searching for Answers in Wake of COVID-19	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
23 Mar	COVID-19: New York Updates as of March 22, 2020	Faegre Drinker
19 Mar	DOJ: Event Powerhouse Live Nation Punished Concert Venues for Using Competing Ticketers Despite Bar	MoginRubin
18 Mar	UPDATED \| Wisc. mass gatherings prohibited: How it impacts your business	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
18 Mar	Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Keller and Heckman LLP
17 Mar	When the “Lights Go Out on Broadway” Will the Lights on Tribal Slot Machines be Next? What Do State COVID-19 Emergency Actions Mean for Tribal Gaming Operations?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17 Mar	Ninth Circuit Ends Lawsuit Involving Copyright Protection for Characters, Leaving Plaintiffs in a Bad mood	Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
16 Mar	Coronavirus: Families First Coronavirus Response Act	Much Shelist, P.C.
16 Mar	California Governor Gavin Newsom Suspends Provisions of Public Meeting Laws to Aid Social Distancing Efforts	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
16 Mar	The Force Majeure Clause-The New Relevance of the Forgotten Contract Clause	Jackson Lewis P.C.
16 Mar	Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for Pennsylvania Food and Beverage Businesses	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
13 Mar	NCAA Will Consider Eligibility Relief for Student-Athletes Affected by COVID-19 Participation Ban	Jackson Lewis P.C.
13 Mar	Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Implications for the Sports & Entertainment Industry	Foley & Lardner LLP
13 Mar	UK Gambling Commission Cracks Down in Respect of Money Laundering Failures	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
13 Mar	A Busy Sixth Circuit in “an Alice in Wonderland world”	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
12 Mar	Street Art Street Smarts: Second Circuit Applies VARA, Affirms Moral Rights	McDermott Will & Emery
12 Mar	Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Conference and Event Considerations—Cancellations, Postponement and Precautions	Foley & Lardner LLP
12 Mar	The Sports World Responds to COVID-19	Jackson Lewis P.C.
11 Mar	Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Zeppelin	Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
11 Mar	Ivy League Announces Cancellation of All Spring Sports Schedules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
11 Mar	Foul Balls and Red Cards: How Baseball and Soccer’s Different Approaches to Cheating Illustrate the Power of Organizational Response	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Mar	The Masters’ Green Jacket is Now a Registered Trademark	Mintz
10 Mar	Modell’s Sporting Goods Poised to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy	Stark & Stark
10 Mar	NFL Players Association Executive Committee Member Files ULP Against Own Union and Its Leaders	Jackson Lewis P.C.
6 Mar	Coronavirus: Are Spectator Bans the Worst Case Scenario for Brand Sponsors?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
5 Mar	Property Owners: Before You White-Wash Graffiti, You Might Want to Reconsider	Davis Kuelthau
5 Mar	Vegas Casinos Are “Cash Only” After Suspected Ransomware Attack	Robinson & Cole LLP
5 Mar	Victory for Opponents of the Pro/Rel Model: the Court of Arbitration for Sport Determines There is No Obligation to Implement Pro/Rel in the United States	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
2 Mar	Coronavirus: Factors for the Insurance Industry to Consider − Part 2 Event Cancellation and Contingency Nonappearance Insurance	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
27 Feb	$6.75 Million Award for 5Pointz Aerosol Artists Affirmed on Appeal and Other Headlines	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
27 Feb	Coronavirus and Its Effect on World Football	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Feb	Steven Seagal is not “Above the Law” in Crypto Scalping Case	Winstead
27 Feb	Ethical Veganism And The Broadening Range Of Philosophical Beliefs Protected By UK Discrimination Laws	McDermott Will & Emery