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Lights, Camera, Algorithm: Ai's Intersection With Entertainment Law, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center, Ai And The Law Society

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This panel brings together leading practitioners at the forefront of AI-driven change in the entertainment industry. Hosted in collaboration by the FAME Center, the Entertainment Law Society, and the AI & the Law Society, this panel explores how courts, contracts, and collective bargaining are shaping the rules for AI in music, film, television, and digital media—often in the absence of clear legislation.

Panelists:

• Len Egert '91 (Egert Law)

• Tal Dickstein '04 (Loeb & Loeb)

Cardozo Law Student Anika Kazi Recognized During Grammy Week For Scholarship On Songwriters' Rights, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

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Cardozo Law student Anika Kazi was recognized as a finalist and runner-up during Grammy Week at the Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Luncheon for her paper, The Missing Guild: Why Songwriters Need Collective Bargaining Rights in the Streaming Era. Her scholarship examines collective bargaining rights for songwriters and proposes reforms to improve compensation in the modern streaming economy.

Beyond Sports: Recognizing College-Athletes As Employees In The Pursuit Of Fairness, Hannah Cohen

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note argues that student-athletes should be legally classified as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because the traditional amateurism model no longer reflects the economic realities of modern collegiate sports. By applying established legal tests, the analysis asserts that recognizing this employment status is essential to ensuring social justice, fundamental fairness, and basic workplace protections for athletes.

Should I Have Held Your Hand Or Can You Hold Your Own?: The Growing Confusion Over The Copyright Powers Songwriters Maintain Over Their Works, Mark Galinovsky

Cardozo Law Review de•novo

As online streaming and digital downloads continue to dominate the music business, songwriters are increasingly left to fight each other for tiny cuts of the profits. Additionally, a lack of consistent judicial rules and standards when adjudicating copyright infringement claims make litigation results uncertain, causing even potentially victorious defendants to agree to expensive settlements and frivolous grants of songwriting credits. This Note argues that in order to protect the future creative output of the music industry, judges and legislators should prioritize the dwindling power songwriters have over control of their original works of authorship.

Masthead, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 44 (2026)

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Table Of Contents, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 44, Iss. 1

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Dancing On The Edge Of Copyright: Why Copyright Law Should Protect Short Dance Routines, Tianai Song

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that the Copyright Act should be amended to extend legal protection to short dance routines, regardless of their complexity or duration. This expansion aims to prevent the unauthorized appropriation of distinctive movements and ensure that creators, particularly those from Black and marginalized communities, are fairly recognized and compensated.

Beyond The Rings: Housing Inequalities In Olympic Host Cities, Audrey Hansen

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that hosting the Olympic Games consistently leads host cities to violate their citizens' right to adequate housing through displacement, gentrification, and the criminalization of homelessness. By analyzing historical patterns and current preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the analysis contends that the traditional single-city hosting model is unsustainable and harmful.

Iconic Voices And Ai: The Legal Battle Against Voice Cloning, Ezra Ashkenazi

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

In a recent interview with The Guardian, the legendary Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman, expressed his distaste with AI’s use of his voice. Freeman went on to say, “I get paid for doing stuff like that, so if you’re gonna do it without me, you’re robbing me.” Freeman went further and said that his lawyers “[A]re already ‘very, very busy’ tackling unauthorized artificial intelligence uses of his voice.” While that is the last we have heard from Freeman and his legal team on the matter, this article will analyze the potential legal arguments one can bring to enjoin a company’s …

Did Copyright Fail Music Artists?, Rachel Landy

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Music soundtracks our lives, supports over two million domestic jobs annually, and is listened to more than ever before. The record industry is thriving, having made over $17 billion in 2024. Yet, many professional artists are barely surviving. Artists signed to record deals lament royalty payments that amount to a fraction of a penny for each stream of their songs. So where is all the money going, and who, or what, is to blame? Public rhetoric and existing legislative proposals implicate copyright as a guilty party. But are those concerns justified?

This Article unpacks the music supply chain. It builds …

Being An Art Lawyer, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Art Law Society, Emily Balter, Fatima Ali, Virginia Mann, Ann-Christine Stepien

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Did The Dodgers Ruin Baseball? Why Mlb’S Antitrust Exemption Stands In The Way Of A More Competitive League, Jack Ross

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

After the Los Angeles Dodgers’ series win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, remembered that, “[b]efore the season started, they said, ‘The Dodgers are ruining baseball … Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball. Let’s go!’” Because of this win, Roberts and the Dodgers made good on their promise by going on to win their second straight World Series. No, the Dodgers did not ruin baseball, but their dominance is representative of the growing disparity in competition between large and small-market teams.

Chelsea Gallery Walk + Happy Hour After, Cardozo Art Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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Trademarks And M&A: Acquiring Brands In Blockbuster Deals, Cardozo Fame Center, Heyman Center On Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property Law Society, Business Law Society

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Join us for a dynamic conversation on how top attorney safeguard and structure the value of iconic fashion brands in major M&A transactions. The panel will explore trademark due diligence, deal strategy, and how brand identity shapes negotiations in the luxury market.

Cardozo’S Sports Law Society And Antitrust Society Host House Settlement Lecture And Panel, Bradley Rosen

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Panelists for the event: Professor Marc Edelman, Bob Boland (Partner, Shumaker LLP), Michael Hsu (Co-founder, College Basketball Players Association), Adam Dale (Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP), Neha Vyas (Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP), Paul McDonald (Managing Partner, PL McDonald Law LLC), and Chris Brolley (Associate, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP).

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Cardozo’s Sports Law Society and Antitrust Society hosted a lecture and panel discussion regarding the implications of the House v. NCAA lawsuit and settlement. This included the potential for future antitrust liability as a result of the settlement, Title IX implications, the employment status of college …

The House Always Wins, Cardozo Sports Law Society (Csls), Cardozo Antitrust Society, Marc Edelman, Bob Boland, Paul Mcdonald, Chris Brolley, Michael Hsu, Neha Vyas, Adam Dale

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Mini Lecture: Professor Marc Edelman

All The World’S A Stage (And It Needs Lawyers), Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Dispute Resolution Competition Honor Society, Jams, Doug Nevin, Emily Erstling, Len Egert, Emily Lawson, Waxman Legal, Dan Haley

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Cardozo Entertainment Law Conference, Cardozo Dispute Resolution Competition Honor Society, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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Is The Game Rigged? Why Sports Betting Is Becoming A Legal Time Bomb, Lawrence Kirzhner

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

The International Olympic Committee defines “competition manipulation” as “when the result of a tournament or competition is partially or completely decided in advance and the match is played to ensure the pre-determined outcome.” Considering the Olympics hosts 43 sports, this definition can probably be applied to many, if not all, sports around the globe. While it is against the rules of sportsmanship as well as against the law, athletes “who bet on their sport might be tempted to fully or partially manipulate their competition in order to receive financial gain.” The sports world has experienced many scandals of manipulated competition …

Copyright And Ai, Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society (Ipls), Cardozo Fame Center, Cece Cole, Hon. Saliann Scarpulla

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The Life Of A Copyright, Annabel Haddock

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

On August 23rd, 2021, stand-up comedian Caroline Timoney posted a TikTok video where she stated, “I fear I may have girl bossed a little too close to the sun.” The video went viral and, to this day, it is her most viewed post on the platform, with upwards of seven and a half million views as of October 13, 2025, and over twenty-four thousand videos reposted using her audio. Taylor Swift’s twelfth and most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released on October 3rd, 2025, and includes a song titled “CANCELLED!” featuring the lyric “Did you girlboss …

Vino And Vignettes, Cardozo Wine Society, Cardozo Art Law Society

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From Bets To Threats: The Impact Of Murphy On Student-Athletes, Rachel Bender

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

The United States is experiencing a surge in the sports betting market following the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision to open the door for legalization. College sports, a beloved tradition for decades, has only become more popular with the rise of social media, which allows fans to interact with the athletes directly without ever leaving their homes. Due to this accessibility and popularity, it is easy to see why sports betting and collegiate sports would go hand in hand. With the legalization of sports betting, fans are no longer just viewers of the game; they are investors. Fans can place proposition …

Why It Is In The Ncaa’S Best Interests To Recognize College Athletes As Employees, Bradley Rosen

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

The past decade has seen an onslaught of high-profile litigation against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The litigation has almost exclusively consisted of claims alleging that some of the NCAA’s policies constitute anticompetitive practices under U.S. antitrust laws. In National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, the Supreme Court ruled that, by limiting the education-related benefits schools were allowed to offer student athletes, the NCAA violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. However, the main takeaway from Alston was the concurrence by Justice Kavanaugh, which emphasized that while “the Court does not address the legality of the NCAA’s remaining compensation rules …

The Resurgence Of The Rap Act: Why Industry Professionals Enthusiastically Support This Bill, Ansley Henderson

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Artists release music and write songs to create art, not to offer any sort of criminal confession. Yet, dating back to a 1996 criminal trial involving Snoop Dogg, artists’ lyrics have been admissible as evidence in criminal and civil trials. Most recently, rapper Young Thug, was accused of being the head of a violent gang based solely on lyrics from his songs as evidence. His case sparked nationwide controversy regarding the constitutionality of his lyrics being admitted as key evidence at trial. The rapper’s popular music collective known as “Young Stoner Life,” was posited by prosecutors to actually be a …

Intro To Ip Law, Cardozo Fame Center, Intellectual Property Law Society

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Join us for an engaging session on the fundamentals of intellectual property law !

Soundexchange V. Sirius Xm: A Battle On Two Fronts, Catherine Stagliano

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

In the United States, when an artist’s sound recording or track is played by a servicer like Pandora or satellite radio, a digital public performance royalty for the sound recording is collected by the organization, SoundExchange, or it may be negotiated between the parties via direct licenses. These non-terrestrial broadcast platforms perform in a non-interactive manner (i.e. the platform picks the tracks for the consumer to listen to) as opposed to in an interactive manner (i.e. listener picks the track) by a platform such as Spotify or Apple Music.

Music Executives From Universal Music Group Speak To Cardozo’S Entertainment Law Society, Ansley Henderson

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Cardozo’s Entertainment Law Society hosted a panel discussion with Jermaine “Maine” Maxwell (A&R at Def Jam, Universal Music Group), Shaniqua “Haarlem” Branch (VP of A&R at Republic Records, Universal Music Group), Trevor Casson (Senior Director Business & Legal Affairs at Universal Music Group for the East Coast labels), and Rachel Landy (Cardozo Professor with over a decade of experience in the music industry). The panel was moderated by Brennan Gerspach (Entertainment Law Society Music Co-Chair, Class of 2027). The event was promoted to students as, “From Studio to Statute: Navigating Creativity, Innovation, and Law …

From Studio To Statute: Navigating Creativity, Innovation, And Law In The Music Industry, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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The Legal Vacuum In Cognitive Privacy And Brain Data, Kayla Flanders

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

There is an entire world emerging—technology capable of interpreting our brainwaves to predict which ads we’ll respond to, lift our moods, or queue the perfect playlist. U.S. patent filings in neurotechnology are soaring, mirroring the surge seen in gene-editing innovations.

Yet while gene-editing tools have sparked fierce public and ethical debate, neurotechnology companies are quietly amassing vast troves of brainwave data with far less scrutiny. What legal or ethical constraints are in place to govern the collection, use, or commercialization of this deeply personal data? Positioned at the intersection of data privacy, intellectual property, and scientific innovation, these questions demand …