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Key Players: How Ip Lawyers Drive Successful M&A Integration, Eddie Halwani

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

In the dynamic world of mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), intellectual property (“IP”) lawyers have proven essential in navigating the web of IP rights and obligations throughout the transaction process. As companies increasingly look to acquire new strategic levers, the expertise of these specialized lawyers has become invaluable, helping to ensure the validity of intangible assets and mitigating potential risks involved.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 28, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Study, Chill, Stream Lofi, And Repeat: From A Passion Project To A Recent Target Of Large Corporate Music Publishers, Lauren Woods

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Ask yourself: what does the perfect workspace look and feel like? The answer varies from person to person. Some people prefer to work in crowded cafes, while others need complete silence. The concern became even more relevant during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when many individuals were working remotely. As it does with many things, the internet came to our rescue and provided us with creative ways to yield efficiency. To spice up your WFH office arrangement, it provides different sources of background music that can help tune out distractions, regulate stress, increase productivity, and even improve sleep. YouTube, …

Is The Future Private? A Look Into Litigation Under Illinois’S “Bipa” Law, Paige Green

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

At Meta’s 2019 “F8” virtual development conference, Mark Zuckerberg stood in front of a presentation screen displaying the words, “the future is private.” Zuckerberg’s talking points centered on “build[ing] a more privacy-focused social media platform.” Increasing Meta’s focus on privacy, apparently, does not include ensuring compliance with Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). While not exactly the first of its kind, a recent class action lawsuit against Meta alleges the company violated Illinois’s BIPA law by capturing, retaining, and profiting from the use of plaintiff’s “voiceprint” without disclosing or creating a meaningful retention policy for doing so.

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International Fans Crafting Fan Merchandise For U.S. Musicians: A Trademark Infringement Danger Zone, Gabriella Fernandez

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In the early 2010s, the term “fandom” gained popularity among teenagers who were deeply devoted to their favorite musicians. The term “fandom” refers to communities of fans who come together through social media to express their shared admiration for a particular artist. When individuals unite to celebrate their mutual love for a musician, a genuine sense of connection and community is established. Through discussions about their shared passion for the artist, they often discover common interests and experiences that go beyond the music, fostering authentic friendships.

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Tik Tok And Universal Music Group’S Licensing Battle, Sara Casey

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A month-long standoff between Universal Music Group (“UMG”) and TikTok persists after combative licensing negotiations have continuously failed. This stalemate led to the removal of UMG’s music from the platform on February 1, 2024, silencing thousands of videos featuring UMG’s music and, in turn, drastically reducing content creators’ music options for new clips. The effects of the broken partnership have materialized, but the extent of the fallout is unclear, as some videos using UMG recordings appeared to be unaffected, while others, such as those featuring tracks by UMG artists Taylor Swift and Drake, have been silenced, accompanied by the statement …

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Aman K. Gebru, Ivana Petani

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Aman K. Gebru is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he teaches courses on contracts and intellectual property law. Professor Gebru’s research examines issues at the intersection of intellectual property law, innovation policy, and knowledge governance from domestic and global perspectives. His recent projects examine how intellectual property laws deal with collectively developed creative expression, such as memes, dance crazes, hackathons, and indigenous (traditional) expression.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 14, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Matthew J. Mitten, Ivana Petani

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Matthew J. Mitten is the Professor of Law and Executive Director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School. Professor Mitten is a leading sports law scholar and has testified before a U.S. Congressional joint subcommittee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Commerce Committee, as well as the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, on college sports law issues.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on February 27, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj’S Spring 2024 Symposium Explores The Implications Of The Warhol And Bad Spaniels Decisions On Copyright And Trademark Law, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal’s spring symposium, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree: An Exploration of Intellectual Property Law Protections Following Bad Spaniels and Andy Warhol.” AELJ is proud to have hosted such a successful event, highlighting a range of thoughtful and engaging scholarship.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on February 25, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Matthew Goldman, Class Of 2022, Matthew Goldman

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Matthew Goldman discusses his Note, Fragmented Music Copyright Protection: A Better Arrangement, which was published in Volume 40, Issue 3.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on November 7, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

The Economics Of Medical Patents And The U.S. Government’S Role In Drug Price Negotiations, Eddie Halwani

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The U.S. government’s recent but unusual push to negotiate drug prices has struck a chord with many Americans, with polls showing a significant, bipartisan majority favoring the action.This action presents an opportunity to appreciate medical patents’ role in spurring innovation forward. Amid changing policies, medical patents shape the accessibility and affordability of care through their impact on drug pricing. Drug prices in the United States are notably high—about 2.4 times those in other developed countries.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on October 24, 2023. The original post can be accessed via …

Signs Of Life: The Current State Of Generative Content And Copyright Protection, Ryan Bickett

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With the recent rise in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and its broadening use by the public, questions have arisen regarding the applicability of copyright law over both the content it sources and creates. While the answers remain unclear as this technology rapidly updates, there have been recent legal developments which will shape how we deal with this content.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on October 24, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

I Can’T Believe It’S Not Skittles! Broad Summary Of Advertising And Packaging Regulations For Cannabis Dispensaries In New York State, Lauren Woods

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Newly passed legislation often represents the changing nature of public opinion and societal attitudes. In New York State, for example, the general public’s softening and more accepting view of marijuana consumption was highlighted when the state approved legal marijuana use in a medical setting in 2014. Seven years later, New York State passed the Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act (“MTRA”) and officially legalized “the possession of adult-use recreational cannabis for all adults over the age twenty-one.” A highlight of the act is how it addresses how the current state of cannabis regulation in the state is suboptimal, and how its …

The Aftermath Of Murphy V. Ncaa: State And Congressional Reactions To Leaving Sports Gambling Regulation To The States, Ethan Mordekhai

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In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Murphy v. NCAA that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PAPSA”) violated the anti-commandeering rule and was therefore unconstitutional. PAPSA had effectively barred states from authorizing sports gambling. The act did not make sports gambling a federal crime, however it did allow professional sports organizations to bring civil actions to enjoin violations. Thus, after the New Jersey legislature authorized sports gambling in 2012, the NCAA brought a federal action to enjoin the law on the ground that it violated PAPSA. The case made its way to the Supreme Court, and …

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Seth Warshaw, Class Of 2023, Seth Warshaw

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Seth Warshaw discusses his Note, And a Second Opinion for All… And Anything Else? The Jack Eichel Saga and Issues of Medical Autonomy, which was published in Volume 41, Issue 1.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on October 10, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

What Happens When The Public Wants To Remove Public Art? The Second Circuit Weighs In On One Recent Vara Case, Paige Green

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n 1990, the Visual Artists’ Rights Act (VARA) became a welcome addition to the federal Copyright Act of 1976. VARA was the first time the “moral rights” of an artist were federally protected in the United States. Moral rights are commonly understood to provide attribution to artists and protect the integrity of visual art pieces. Under VARA, this means authors have a right to claim authorship on pieces they create, prevent the use of their name on a work they did not create, and prohibit the destruction of works of “recognized statute” (both intentional and through gross negligence). The law …

Cardozo Aelj Interview Series: Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Saurabh Vishnubhakat

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In this interview, Cardozo Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat discusses what he hopes to bring to Cardozo as the new Director of Intellectual Property and Information Law Program, his professional background, and what drew him to the field of intellectual property.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on September 22, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Scott Semaya, Class Of 2023, Scott Semaya

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Scott Semaya discusses his Note, Name, Image and Likeness: Giving College Athletes the Clearest Guidance to Best Profit off Their NIL, which was published in Volume 41, Issue 2.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on June 6, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Caitlin Muraca, Caitlin Muraca

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Caitlin Muraca discusses her Note, Combating False Election Information in a Section 230 Protected World: to Moderate or Not to Moderate, which was published in Volume 41, Issue 2.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on April 27, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Raven Berzal, Raven Berzal

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Raven Berzal discusses her Note, Accelerating Toward the Inevitable: How Covid-19 Helped Alter Traditional Models of Talent Compensation in the Film Industry, which was published in Volume 41, Issue 1.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on April 17, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Then And Now Interview Series: Emily Faro, Cardozo Law Class Of 2021, Emily Faro

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Emily Faro, Cardozo Law Class of 2021, is an Associate at Reed Smith. Emily’s practice focuses on entertainment and media, advertising, marketing, data privacy and security, and corporate transactions. Emily was a Staff Editor on Volume 38 of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, and her Note, Entertainment Consolidation, Content Monopolies, and the Future of Information, was published in Volume 39, Issue 3.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on April 04, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Lauren Chamberlin, Lauren Chamberlin

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Lauren Chamberlin discusses her Note, Reconsidering a Private Right of Action Under VAWA: How the Media Portrays Violence Against Women and Its Effect on Commerce Clause Jurisprudence, which was published in Volume 41, Issue 1.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on April 07, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Author Interview Series: Cecily D’Amore, Cardozo Law Class Of 2022, Cecily D’Amore

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The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Cecily D’Amore discusses her Note, #FreeBritney: The Importance of Public Access to the Guardianship System, which was published in Volume 40, Issue 1.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on April 04, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Cardozo Aelj Then And Now Interview Series: Marc H. Simon, Cardozo Law Class Of 2001, Marc H. Simon

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Marc H. Simon, Cardozo Law Class of 2001, is a Partner at Fox Rothschild who serves as the Chair of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports Law Department. During law school, Marc was a member of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, and his Note was published in Volume 19.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 13, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Glorification Of Serial Killers: How The Law Fails To Protect Families Of The Victims, Ksenia Khlystova-Gowda

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Serial killers have always caused controversy. They have been talked about, feared, studied, and after their deaths, they have been remembered and memorialized in various forms of art. In pursuit of success and fame, movie and documentary directors attempt to promote their own narratives while depicting the gruesome and hideous murders and crimes of these killers. However, it appears that few consider the pain and suffering these “art forms” cause the families of serial killer victims. Almost every year, there are new media productions that put serial killers in the spotlight and depict their victims as sacrificial plot elements that …

How Ufc Fighters Are Being Punched In The Mouth Even After Stepping Out Of The Cage, William Schwartz

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There is no questioning that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) is the premier mixed martial arts (“MMA”) promotion in the world. The UFC does pay their fighters more than other MMA promotions, but there are still plenty of people rightfully claiming that the UFC substantially underpays their fighters. In 2019, the UFC made over $900,000,000 in revenue and paid their fighters less than $150,000,000. That is sixteen percent of their revenue, which is significantly lower than what the National Football League (“NFL”), National Basketball Association (“NBA”), and Major League Baseball (“MLB”) pay their players. Those aforementioned leagues pay their players …

The Acceptance Of Nfts In The Art World, Alissa Donovan

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Since the first creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2014, some have tried to discredit this new technology as a scam undeserving of legitimate artistic consideration. The test of time has proven otherwise, as the use of NFTs has expanded to impact numerous industries. Although the collapse of NFT trading volumes in September of 2022 allowed critics an “I told you so” moment, NFTs seem to be continuously expanding in both use and legitimacy from their first conception. Significantly, art museums have also made a statement: NFTs are a legitimate art form and a lucrative move for the future of …

The Power And Failure Of Fifa To Be A Force For Lgbtq And Human Rights, Issac Gamboa

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The FIFA World Cup began in November, and with it, the attention of an anticipated three billion viewers turned to this year’s host nation Qatar. Qatar is the first Middle Eastern country to host the event and has spent billions of dollars to quickly build the infrastructure necessary to host the tournament. But as Qatar worked to improve its infrastructure for the tournament, concerns over the host nation’s discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community caused many to wonder how the strictly religious Arab country could accommodate such a diverse fanbase.

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Netflix Copyright Lawsuit Results In Final Curtain For “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” Could Other Fanworks Be Next?, Madeleine Higgs

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Shortly after the first season of the Netflix television show Bridgerton debuted, another project began. Struggling musician Abigail Barlow found inspiration in the show, which she felt had an inherent quality that lent itself perfectly to a Broadway-style musical. After a clip of herself singing a Bridgerton-inspired song went viral on TikTok, Barlow teamed up with fellow musician Emily Bear, and the work to create a full album based on the show began in earnest. Hype continued to build throughout the songwriting process, as Barlow and Bear’s songs amassed roughly thirty-six million likes on TikTok, and before long, the album …

The Pga Tour V. Liv Golf: The Antitrust Case, Alexandria Ciadrullo

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There has been controversy in the world of professional golf over recent months with the emergence of LIV Golf. Funded by Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, LIV has undergone criticism for being a tool used to “sportswash” Saudi Arabia’s terrible human rights record and improve the image of the Kingdom. Despite these critiques, LIV has managed to entice ten of the world’s top-fifty golfers by offering hundreds of millions of dollars in guaranteed money.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on November 9, 2022. The original post can be accessed via the …

Ed Sheeran Copyright Victory Highlights Issues In The Music Industry, Shayna Grife

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Ed Sheeran won a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against him for alleged copyright infringement in his popular song “Shape of You” in 2018.The Grammy-winning song, which also holds the title of the most streamed song on Spotify, was accused of being too similar to “Oh Why” by Sami Switch. The lawsuit raised questions for the music industry as to the issues associated with the increase of copyright infringement suits and the damaging effects that they may have on the music industry.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on October 4, 2022. The …