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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Jun
2
2013
No Double Take in Sunglasses Spat Re: Infringement of Multiple U.S. Patents McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
2
2013
Ambiguity as to Copyright Renewal Term Must Be Litigated McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
5
2013
Hearsay Exceptions Apply in Copyright Dispute over Gospel Classic “I’ll Fly Away” McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
1
2014
Third Circuit: Octane Fitness Changes the Landscape for Trademark Cases Too McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
21
2015
Massachusetts: Proposing to Repeal Tax Credits Might Have Chilling Effect McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
28
2016
Iron Man Composer Battles Tech Giant Sony and Ghostface Killah McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
29
2016
Surrender Dorothy: Court Upholds Damages, Injunction for Movie Content Infringement McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
12
2020
Street Art Street Smarts: Second Circuit Applies VARA, Affirms Moral Rights McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
30
2021
A Tale of Two Authors: Determining Ownership Rights of Novels Adapted for Theatre McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
4
2013
Market Definition Critical to Summary Judgment Determination in Casino Games Case McDermott Will & Emery
May
2
2013
No “Safe Harbor” for BitTorrent Website Operator McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
2
2013
Re: Forum - Second Circuit Is Not the Place to Judge Claims of Fraud, Negligence, Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment and Conversion Against the Holy See McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
3
2013
Next Time, Buy the CDs, Re: Illegal Music Download McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
22
2015
Buying and Selling a Craft Brewery in the United States McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
30
2016
Sale of Serie A Broadcasting Rights, the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio Annuls the Decision of the Italian Competition Authority McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
2
2018
No “Happy Together” Ending for Common Law Public Performance Rights in Florida McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
26
2018
Copyright Board’s Royalty Rates for Streaming Services Can Play On McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
13
2023
The Game of Life: Winner Gets Everything Except Attorneys’ Fees McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
21
2023
Tragic Ending: Award-Winning AI Artwork Refused Copyright Registration McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
29
2011
Scarlett? Rhett? Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al. v. X One X Productions et al., McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
5
2011
Third-Party Web Ads Confer Jurisdiction over Nonresident McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
3
2013
No Standing by Alleged True Copyright Owner in Music Infringement Case McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
30
2014
Maryland Madness: An Incentives Plot for House of Cards McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
29
2015
Is the Comic Book Character Copyright Infringement Saga Finally Over? McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
26
2015
Reasonable Royalty Damages in Copyright: Gaylord v. United States McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
29
2017
In Calculating FCA Damages, Another Court Rejects Government Windfalls Based on Purportedly “Tainted Claims” McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
27
2019
Out of Bounds: Sports Agencies Flagged for Anticompetitive Bidding Agreements McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
14
2019
THE LATEST: Hollywood Writers Guild and Talent Agencies Entangled in Labor/Antitrust Lawsuits and Countersuits McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
7
2019
Of Passion, Prejudice And Punitive Damages McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
16
2020
Jersey Boys Don’t Cry: No Copyright Protection for Facts “Based on a True Story” McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
12
2022
Introduction To NFTS McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
17
2022
Ruling Permits On-Premises Beer and Wine Licenses for New York Movie Theaters McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
31
2022
Supreme Court to Consider Fair Use and Transformative Works of Art McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
7
2011
UK Supreme Court Holds that U.S. Copyright Claims Are Justiciable in English Courts McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
1
2012
Yer Out at Home—Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Jon Bon Jovi Strikes Out McDermott Will & Emery
 

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