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 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.

Date	Title	Organization
26 Mar	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report: March 23	Jones Walker LLP
21 Mar	Lessons in Liability: What You Need to Know About Remote Riding Lessons	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
21 Mar	Old North State Report – March 21, 2023	Nelson Mullins
21 Mar	To AI or Not to AI: U.S. Copyright Office Clarifies Options	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
20 Mar	Mississippi Gaming Commission Agenda: March 23, 2023 Meeting	Jones Walker LLP
20 Mar	March Madness: “The Truth” Fined by the SEC for Not Shooting Straight in Crypto Promotion	Nelson Mullins
18 Mar	The #AD Vantage Point: Navigating the FTC Endorsement Guides, Part II	Ward and Smith, P.A.
17 Mar	Is March Madness a Concern for Employers? You Can Bet On It!	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
15 Mar	Spilling Secrets Podcast: Trade Secrets on Film and TV	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
14 Mar	ESG: Identifying Opportunities and Risks in the Fashion Industry	ArentFox Schiff LLP
14 Mar	Second Circuit Reaffirms Association Rules are Concerted Conduct Subject to Section 1	MoginRubin
13 Mar	One Shining Moment – Basketball Trading Cards or Securities?	ArentFox Schiff LLP
13 Mar	How Lizzo Helped the USPTO Identify the Source of “100% THAT B—H”	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
13 Mar	Update on College Name, Image, and Likeness: Florida Amends NIL Law and NCAA Issues First NIL Infractions Ruling	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
10 Mar	The NCAA Blows the Whistle on NIL Violations in First-Ever Charges Against a Higher Ed Institution	Varnum LLP
9 Mar	USCIS Updates O-1 Guidance for Extraordinary Ability in Arts and Motion Picture Industries	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
9 Mar	On-field Negligence in Sport: The English High Court Rules in Czernuszka v King	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
8 Mar	“You’re on Your Own, Kid” – Swifties’ Antitrust Class Action Against Ticketmaster Sent to Arbitration	MoginRubin
2 Mar	Ninth Circuit Decision in Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s Favor Highlights Subtleties of Drafting Enforceable Arbitration Provisions	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
1 Mar	How Generative AI Generates Legal Issues in the Games Industry	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24 Feb	Sport-Related Concussion in Female Athletes: A Systematic Review	Stark & Stark
20 Feb	Why Can’t College Coaches Embrace The Reality Of Players Being Paid Through NIL?	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
16 Feb	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report - February 16, 2023	Jones Walker LLP
14 Feb	Criminal Referrals and OSHA Violations, Part I: When Movie Sets Are Under OSHA’s Spotlight [PODCAST]	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
13 Feb	Mississippi Gaming Commission Agenda: February 16 Meeting	Jones Walker LLP
13 Feb	Two Amazon Marketplace Sellers and Four Companies Plead Guilty to Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs	The U.S. Department of Justice
9 Feb	That Seems Presumptuous: NCAA’s Bylaw Changes Evidentiary Standard for NIL Infractions	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
8 Feb	To Be, or Not to Be? Considerations for A.I.- Generated Art	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Feb	Gaming Operators Latest to See Specific Privacy & Cybersecurity Laws	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
2 Feb	Proprietary Ink: How One Tattoo Artist Took Take-Two to the Mat Over Unauthorized Use of Replica Tattoos on Wrestlers in WWE 2K Games	Stark & Stark
2 Feb	Update: Fifth Circuit Again Reins in HISA	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1 Feb	“Not My Work”: When Artists Dispute Authorship	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
1 Feb	Sports Betting Launches in Massachusetts Just in Time for the Superbowl and March Madness	Nelson Mullins
1 Feb	Media & Entertainment: 10 Legal Challenges for Companies in 2023	ArentFox Schiff LLP
1 Feb	Multi-Club Ownership - For the Good of the Game?	Ankura
26 Jan	Not-So-Open Gaming License: Dungeons & Dragons Publisher Tries to Tighten Grip on Third-Party Content	Katten
25 Jan	Bad Faith Games – Hasbro Rolls and Loses	Katten
23 Jan	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report - January 19 Meeting	Jones Walker LLP
23 Jan	Gambling on Top Flight Footballers: ASA Ruling	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Jan	NFT Regulatory Issues – a 2022 Review and 2023 Preview	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17 Jan	Mississippi Gaming Commission Agenda: January 19 Meeting	Jones Walker LLP
11 Jan	School Safety: Adolescent Athletes & Cardiac Arrest	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
10 Jan	What Is OSHA’s Role in Light of the NLRB’s Position That Student-Athletes Are University Employees?	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
7 Jan	2022 Mississippi Milestones	Jones Walker LLP
4 Jan	Apparel Expert Witness Experience & Discovery Advantages – Episode 51 [VIDEO]	IMS Consulting & Expert Services
4 Jan	Mississippi Milestones 2022 January 2023	Jones Walker LLP
4 Jan	The Business Behind Sport: Khalid Ali - CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association [PODCAST]	Ankura
28 Dec	Over a Fortnite: Epic Games to Pay Record US$520 Million to Settle FTC Claims of Children’s Privacy Violations and Digital Dark Patterns, Which Continued for Years	K&L Gates
27 Dec	Nevada Gaming Commission Adopts Cybersecurity Regulations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
22 Dec	Nineteen States Have Banned TikTok on Government-Issued Devices	Robinson & Cole LLP
21 Dec	Record-breaking Fine: Epic Games, Inc. And FTC Agree to Settlements Totaling $520 Million Dollars for U.S. Privacy Law Violations	Varnum LLP
20 Dec	College Athletes Closer to Being ‘Joint Employees’: NLRB Moves Case Against USC, the Pac-12, and NCAA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
20 Dec	“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
16 Dec	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report December 2022	Jones Walker LLP
13 Dec	Division I Universities Must Be Ready for Changes to the NCAA Infractions Process	Jackson Lewis P.C.
12 Dec	Estate Planning for Football Season Ticket Holders	Varnum LLP
12 Dec	An Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object: Microsoft to Fight FTC Over Activision Deal	MoginRubin
11 Dec	Former Navy Sailor Sentenced for Producing Images of Child Sexual Abuse	The U.S. Department of Justice
9 Dec	Foreign Student-Athletes and Name, Image, Likeness	Jackson Lewis P.C.
1 Dec	NetEase Wins 50 Million RMB & Injunction on Appeal in Minecraft Infringement Litigation at the Guangdong Higher People’s Court	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
30 Nov	New York Student-Athletes Benefit From Their Name, Image, and Likeness Under New Law	Jackson Lewis P.C.
29 Nov	Work Visas and One International College Athlete’s Slam Dunk on His Name, Image, and Likeness Rights	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
23 Nov	In a Welcome Win, Judge Blocks Penguin Random House / Simon & Schuster Merger	MoginRubin
22 Nov	World Cup Heat a Reminder for Employers on Heat-Related Illness	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
22 Nov	Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Issues Statement on Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster’s Decision to not Appeal	The U.S. Department of Justice
21 Nov	Fantasy Sports Operators Subject to New Massachusetts Tax	Nelson Mullins
21 Nov	California Court Forces Insurer to Play Ball in COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit	Hunton Andrews Kurth
17 Nov	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report: November 17 Meeting	Jones Walker LLP
16 Nov	Brazilian Football: Big Opportunity, Big Risk	Ankura
15 Nov	House Energy and Commerce Leaders Demand Information from Various Toy Manufacturers	Hunton Andrews Kurth
14 Nov	Fashion in the Metaverse: Looking Into the Future	ArentFox Schiff LLP
4 Nov	Proposed Copyright Office Rule Requires Payment of Music Royalties to Terminating Songwriters	ArentFox Schiff LLP
4 Nov	NCAA Releases Updated NIL Guidance to Member Schools	Varnum LLP
1 Nov	French Insider Episode 17: The Ins and Outs of International Production and Entertainment with Tim Stephen [PODCAST]	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
1 Nov	Two Copyright Claim Wrongs Don’t Make a Copyright Claim Right: Analyzing Melendez v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc.	Proskauer Rose LLP
1 Nov	Justice Department Obtains Permanent Injunction Blocking Penguin Random House’s Proposed Acquisition of Simon & Schuster	The U.S. Department of Justice
30 Oct	NCAA Guidance Allows Schools to Engage in Certain Name, Image, and Likeness Activities With Student-Athletes, NIL Entities	Jackson Lewis P.C.
28 Oct	Title IX’s Implications for the LGBTQ+ Community	Nelson Mullins
23 Oct	Appellate Court Confirms That Monitoring Online Shopping Activity Violates State’s Anti-Wiretapping Law—and the Time to Act Is NOW! ITS CIPA SUNDAY!:	Troutman Firm
21 Oct	For US Art Collectors Shopping in the UK, the Dollar’s Strength is Deceiving	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
20 Oct	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report October 20	Jones Walker LLP
20 Oct	When Are Compulsory Copyright Licenses Compulsory?	McDermott Will & Emery
19 Oct	Webinar Recording Available: “Publicity and Privacy Issues for Media and Advertising” [VIDEO]	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Oct	SEC Charges Kim Kardashian with Violating Anti-Touting Law, Signals to Celebrities that Payments for Endorsements Must Be Disclosed	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
13 Oct	NFL Urges Lawmakers to Address Drone Threats and Nefarious Actors	Robinson & Cole LLP
13 Oct	It’s Not a Set Up: Enhanced Workplace Safety Training Requirements for Live Events at Public Venues	Jackson Lewis P.C.
10 Oct	Hollywood Producer Is Not Liable For Drowning Death Of Executive Assistant	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Oct	Don’t Throw in the Towel: Retroactive Copyright Protects Fight Live Stream	McDermott Will & Emery
6 Oct	Proposed Senate Bill Would Deny Deductions for NIL Contributions	Varnum LLP
3 Oct	Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
29 Sep	FCC Proposes $3.4 Million in Fines for Violations of Children’s TV Programming Rules	Hunton Andrews Kurth
29 Sep	Metaverse Casinos: A Regulatory Wild West	Nelson Mullins
28 Sep	Fashion Counsel Video: Privacy in the Retail Fashion Industry [VIDEO]	ArentFox Schiff LLP
28 Sep	The #AD Vantage Point: Navigating the FTC Endorsement Guides, Part I	Ward and Smith, P.A.
27 Sep	Will the Gaming Industry Go All in on Crypto?	Nelson Mullins
27 Sep	Client Conversations: Interview with Dr. Julie Bell, Founder and President of The Mind of A Champion [PODCAST]	K&L Gates
24 Sep	Names and Brand Names	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
22 Sep	Ninth Circuit Provides Clarity on the Scope of Receiverships	McDermott Will & Emery
22 Sep	Name, Image and Likeness: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know for Legal Compliance	Varnum LLP
22 Sep	Estate Planning for Student-Athletes: Building a Playbook for Success in the Era of NILs	Varnum LLP
19 Sep	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report: September 15 Meeting	Jones Walker LLP
16 Sep	Should Contracts Abjure Any Unstated Motivating Purposes?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
15 Sep	Implied Copyright License to Photographs of Artist Formerly Known as Prince	McDermott Will & Emery
15 Sep	If You Come for the Prince, You Best Not Miss	McDermott Will & Emery
14 Sep	Could Leagues and Teams be Joint Employers Before the NLRB?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
10 Sep	Christian Louboutin Wins at Beijing IP Court in Red Sole Unfair Competition Case	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
9 Sep	NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidance for Businesses and Boosters	Ward and Smith, P.A.
9 Sep	French Insider Podcast Episode 15: Villa Albertine and the French Embassy’s Role In Helping Artists Come to America [PODCAST]	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
9 Sep	Update Alert on Mickelson v. PGA Tour, Inc.	ArentFox Schiff LLP
3 Sep	NY Museums Required to Label the Last Prisoners of World War II	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Aug	NFT Marketplace and DAO Partnership Shows Power and Complexities of DAOs in the Art World	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
26 Aug	Vans Wins Triple Punitive Damages in Chinese Trademark Infringement Case	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
26 Aug	Netflix Sues Bridgerton Musical Creators for Copyright and Trademark Infringement	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
25 Aug	Children’s App Settles with CARU Over COPPA and Guideline Violation Allegations	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24 Aug	Your Horse May Be Subject to IRS Seizure	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23 Aug	Evolving Trends For IP Licenses in NFT Terms and Conditions	Polsinelli PC
22 Aug	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report August 2022	Jones Walker LLP
19 Aug	Who Rules Christmas?	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
18 Aug	MLB To Allow CBD Sponsorships	ArentFox Schiff LLP
16 Aug	Suspended PGA Tour Members File Suit Against PGA Tour	ArentFox Schiff LLP
10 Aug	Ninth Circuit Reverses Ruling in Copyright Infringement Case Involving Photographs of Picasso’s Artworks	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
9 Aug	Art Dealers, Other Non-Bank Entities Subject of New Bank Secrecy Act Amendment	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
8 Aug	Legitimate Interests: Dutch Data Protection Authority’s Appeal Dismissed, But the Controversy Continues	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
5 Aug	NFT Art – Your Top 40 Legal Questions Answered	Foley & Lardner LLP
4 Aug	EU Commission Investigates Cartel Breach in Fashion Sector	Katten
4 Aug	Play that Funky Music up to 75 Decibels: Pennsylvania Updates Laws Regarding Sound and Music Amplification	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
4 Aug	Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill to Legalize Sports Betting in the Commonwealth	Nelson Mullins
4 Aug	Seeing Starz: No Damages Bar in Copyright Discovery Rule Case	McDermott Will & Emery
3 Aug	Bouncing Back with Nona Lee [PODCAST]	Major Lindsey & Africa
28 Jul	HISA’s First Stumble: District Court Halts Enforcement of HISA in Louisiana and West Virginia	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
27 Jul	Too Many Bites at the Apple?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Jul	DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe of PGA Over Its Response to Saudi-backed 'Rebel' Tourney, WSJ Reports	MoginRubin
25 Jul	Hollywood Updates Its COVID-19 Protocols As Los Angeles Covid Rates Surge	Proskauer Rose LLP
22 Jul	Do You Know SKKN? No, Not That One. The Fear of Reverse Confusion for Small Business Owners	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
22 Jul	Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Dan Hunt, President And CEO of FC Dallas And Toyota Stadium [PODCAST]	K&L Gates
21 Jul	Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report July 21, 2022	Jones Walker LLP
21 Jul	Clearly, the Disclosure Was an Error	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Jul	Lovely Jubbly? Fictional Characters Are Capable of Copyright Protection in The UK	K&L Gates
19 Jul	How Schools and Private Entities Have Engaged in NIL Activity	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
15 Jul	Is the Dutch Data Protection Authority’s Restrictive Approach to Legitimate Interests an Eccentricity or a Trend	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
13 Jul	Don’t Go to Prison for Extortion: Lessons from Michael Avenatti	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
13 Jul	U.S. Supreme Court Case Limits the Authority of the EPA in Regulating Air Emissions	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
13 Jul	How US Federal and State Legislatures Have Addressed NIL	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
11 Jul	Name, Image, and Likeness in US College Athletics: One Year Later	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
8 Jul	Sports Sponsorships - How to Maximize Your Brand Partnership [VIDEO]	ArentFox Schiff LLP
8 Jul	Senators Ask USPTO and US Copyright Office to Conduct NFT Study, with a Focus on IP Issues	Proskauer Rose LLP
8 Jul	New Power Five Conference Math: When 12 Means 10 And 10 Means 16	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
4 Jul	Changes to the “crown jewel” sports events amid UK broadcasting review: An updated analysis of the UK’s Listed Events Regime	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
3 Jul	You Heard it Here: The Word THE is Now a Registered Trademark, Owned by Two Parties	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
1 Jul	SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Proof of Intent Under the Controlled Substances Act	ArentFox Schiff LLP