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Take The Training Wheels Off The League: Major League Soccer's Dysfunctional Relationship With The International Soccer Transfer System, Omar H. Ayad
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Currently in its eleventh season, Major League Soccer (MLS) is struggling to establish its identity and niche in the international soccer community. In particular, issues of player control and transfer regulations continue to distinguish and alienate the league from the elite soccer associations of Europe, as well as the overall global soccer community. Since Fraser v. Major League Soccer, the league has been defined as a single entity and, thus, is free to wield substantial control over player contracting and placement, while avoiding charges of monopolistic behavior. MLS has taken advantage of this freedom when executing international transfers of MLS …
Creative Industries In Developing Countries And Intellectual Property Protection, Lauren Loew
Creative Industries In Developing Countries And Intellectual Property Protection, Lauren Loew
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
International intellectual property law (hereafter referred to as IP law) has an increasingly important significance for international trade and relations. From the music industry to the drug industry, intellectual property is a lucrative market, and both individuals and corporations have a lot to lose from the infringement of intellectual property rights. For example, music is a $40 billion worldwide industry. According to the Recording Industry Association of American (RIAA), the music industry loses approximately $4.2 billion each year to worldwide piracy. Although these facts bring to light the economic losses of industries and individuals from IP infringement, the global community …
Nafta Chapter 11 And Professional Sports In Canada, Robert A. Schmoll
Nafta Chapter 11 And Professional Sports In Canada, Robert A. Schmoll
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Modern professional sports leagues are significant economic enterprises, the most prominent of which span the political border between the United States and Canada. In recent decades, local governments in the United States have invested heavily in professional sports franchises by building stadiums and arenas, hoping either to prevent the home team from moving out or to entice someone else's home team to move in. The willingness to pay of U.S. local governments, coupled with apparently disadvantageous economic conditions in Canada, has resulted in a net loss of professional franchises for Canadian cities, in particular franchises in Canada's national game, hockey. …