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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Sep
25
2013
Hotels and Online Travel Companies Move to Throw Out Class Action Suit McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
19
2014
European Union (EU): Collective Rights Management Directive Approved McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
2
2014
Federal Circuit Remands Trio of Attorneys’ Fee Award Cases Back to District Courts in the Octane Fitness and Highmark Cases McDermott Will & Emery
May
27
2015
Ohio Supreme Court Rules City of Cleveland’s Taxation of Nonresident NFL Players’ Compensation Out-Of-Proportion to Games Played at the Browns’ Stadium McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
30
2017
No Common Law “Public Performance Right” for Broadcast of Pre-1972 Recordings McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
9
2020
No Trade Dress Protection for Functional Shape and Color Scheme McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
31
2023
Nothing Lost in Translation: Book’s Spanish Version Isn’t Different Creative Work McDermott Will & Emery
May
9
2024
Take Three for Take-Two: Jury Finds Implied License for Tattoos on Video-Game Avatar McDermott Will & Emery
May
8
2011
Ninth Circuit No Friend to Winklevoss Twins: Facebook Settlement Stands McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
18
2011
“Hot News” Cannot Be Enjoined Under Misappropriation Claim McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
26
2012
Sony Is the New “King of the Road” McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
2
2012
Eighth Circuit Approves Damages Against Individual Music Downloader McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
21
2014
Crying Revlon: Delaware Courts Dismiss Claims in Morton’s Restaurant Group Acquisition McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
7
2014
Stop the Music (or Be Vicariously Liable) McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
30
2015
Transformative Parody Entitled to Independent Copyright Protections McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2016
Copyright Act Statute of Limitations: Waiting to File Makes No (50) Cents McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
30
2016
Brumley Heirs Win Fight over Rights to Old Gospel Song McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
25
2018
Corporate Law & Governance Update: September 2018 McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
30
2019
Artists Denied Royalties Under CRRA Because Of Federal Pre-Emption McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
15
2023
Euro Vision on Corruption: All Singing from The Same Song-Sheet? Proposals for A New Anti-Corruption Legal Framework in The EU: Five Key Takeaways McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
31
2023
Cover-Up Isn’t Covered Under VARA McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
30
2023
Distinguishing Drinkware—Provisional Priority Determined Differently in Pre- and Post-AIA Patents McDermott Will & Emery
May
12
2011
Football Dataco Ltd v Sportradar GmbH: Copyright and Database Right Infringement and Jurisdiction McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
20
2011
Really, “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” McDermott Will & Emery
May
17
2012
Championing the UK Bribery Act: The 2012 Olympic Games and Corporate Hospitality McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
12
2012
Non-Consumer Confusion May Factor into “Likelihood of Confusion” Analysis McDermott Will & Emery
May
15
2014
California District Court Won’t Reconsider Prior Ruling in NCAA Class Action - National Collegiate Athletic Association McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
7
2014
Judge Posner Solves Sherlock Holmes Copyright Case McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
30
2015
Portion of California Resale Royalty Act Struck Down as Unconstitutional McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
29
2015
Sixth Circuit Court Fashions Hybrid Approach to Determining Whether Garment Designs Are Copyrightable McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
30
2015
The Idea of Yoga Versus the Expression of It: Bikram’s Yoga College of India v. Evolation Yoga, LLC McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
30
2019
Hell 2 Da Naw Pay Up Statutory Damages Award McDermott Will & Emery
May
19
2020
What’s the Deal with Comedians?: Too Late for Copyright Claim against Seinfeld McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
14
2021
Design Patent Prior Art Must Be From Same or Analogous Field as Claimed Article of Manufacture McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
31
2023
Almost Paradise? No Authorship for AI “Creativity Machine” McDermott Will & Emery
 

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