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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Feb
22
2022
Fitness App Agrees to Pay $56 Million to Settle Class Action Alleging Dark Pattern Practices Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
16
2022
IP in the Metaverse: An Overview for Retailers in a New Landscape Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
8
2013
Secrets in the Twitter Age Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
15
2022
House Energy and Commerce Leaders Demand Information from Various Toy Manufacturers Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
1
2023
Fine Art in Not-So-Fine Weather Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
25
2023
Massachusetts Sports Wagering and Data Privacy Regulations Take Effect Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
27
2021
New Mexico Attorney General Files COPPA Suit Against Game Developer Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
21
2022
California Court Forces Insurer to Play Ball in COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
15
2023
Supreme Court Chews Up and Spits “Bad Spaniels” Back to District Court Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
14
2023
NetChoice Seeks to Block the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
13
2023
Ninth Circuit Says Music in the Workplace Can Form Basis for Harassment Claim Under Title VII Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
28
2022
From Adele to the NFL, Large-Scale Event Disruptions Show the Need for Policyholders to Have a Strategy to Recover in the Event of a Loss Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
8
2022
Attorneys General Launch Investigation into TikTok’s Effects on Children Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
9
2010
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Words Will Hurt You More Ice Miller LLP
Mar
30
2010
Threatening Web Site Comments Not Protected Free Speech Ice Miller LLP
Sep
5
2011
Ninth Circuit Adopts Lower Court’s Use of Its Own "Blades of Chaos" to Filter Out the Unprotectable Elements of a Plaintiff’s Copyright Infringement Claim McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
2
2013
Supreme Court Confirms that Broad Covenant Not to Sue Negates Jurisdiction Over Counterclaims for Non-Infringement and Cancellation of Trademark McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
6
2013
Modifying Circuit Court’s Mandate to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Requires “Exceptional Circumstances” McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
1
2013
Second Circuit Refuses to Enjoin Aereo’s Internet Streaming of Broadcast Television: WNET, Thirteen et al. v. Aereo, Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
2
2013
Internet Advertising Method Found to Be Patent-Eligible... Again McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
13
2014
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Provides Guidance on Technological Copyright Protection Measures in Games Consoles McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
15
2014
New York District Court Denies Summary Judgment in Broadcast Rights Class Action McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
4
2015
Chicago Mayor’s Tax-Heavy Budget Passes: Lease and Amusement Tax Implications McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
28
2016
Failure to Introduce Source Code of Original Work Fatal to Claim Against Alleged Derivative Work McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
27
2020
Ethical Veganism And The Broadening Range Of Philosophical Beliefs Protected By UK Discrimination Laws McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
30
2020
Emmy Award to the Rescue – Secondary Considerations Overcome Prior Art McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
13
2011
Copyright Infringement Suit Survives Dismissal Based on Proposed Amended Complaint McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
9
2012
“PARIS” Is Misdescriptive of Goods Designed in Miami and Manufactured in Asia McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
1
2013
Lack of Striking Similarity Ends The Big C Copyright Infringement Action in the Ninth Circuit McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
3
2013
Once and for All, the Pooh Belongs to Disney - Disney's Trademark Rights McDermott Will & Emery
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
 

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