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Misappropriation Of An Instrumental Musician’S Identity, Peter Pawelczyk Dec 2014

Misappropriation Of An Instrumental Musician’S Identity, Peter Pawelczyk

University of Massachusetts Law Review

In some cases, singers have been able to vindicate property rights in their identities when advertisers have featured sound-alike singers in commercials. However, there is no case law to support that an instrumental musician can protect herself from an advertiser imitating the characteristic sound of her playing. This Comment will explore whether and how the law should protect “musical identities”, particularly when the plaintiff is an instrumental musician rather than a singer.


The Transgender Student-Athlete: Is There A Fourteenth Amendment Right To Participate On The Gender-Specific Team Of Your Choice?, Krista D. Brown Jan 2014

The Transgender Student-Athlete: Is There A Fourteenth Amendment Right To Participate On The Gender-Specific Team Of Your Choice?, Krista D. Brown

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.


Your Coach Is Watching: Can A High School Regulate Its Student-Athletes' Use Of Social Media?, Lauren E. Rosenbaum Jan 2014

Your Coach Is Watching: Can A High School Regulate Its Student-Athletes' Use Of Social Media?, Lauren E. Rosenbaum

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.


Market Structure And Political Law: A Taxonomy Of Power, Zephyr Teachout, Lina M. Khan Jan 2014

Market Structure And Political Law: A Taxonomy Of Power, Zephyr Teachout, Lina M. Khan

Faculty Scholarship

The goal of this Article is to create a way of seeing how market structure is innately political. It provides a taxonomy of ways in which large companies frequently exercise powers that possess the character of governance. Broadly, these exercises of power map onto three bodies of activity we generally assign to government: to set policy, to regulate markets, and to tax. We add a fourth category – which we call "dominance," after Brandeis – as a kind of catchall describing the other political impacts. The activities we outline will not always fit neatly into these categories, nor do all …