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A Corporation For Artists, Or An Artist’S Corporation?: An Analysis Of Colorado Bill 26-133, Andrea Yang

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Trade and art have been interlinked since the beginnings of artistic creation. Throughout history, one of the core tensions in the world of creativity has been between the creation of artistic work and economics of survival. With the advent of the internet and social media, democratization in access to the arts has demolished many of the classic gatekeepers that have historically prevented artists from creating and sharing their work. However, artists, musicians, and writers still face significant barriers in obtaining and retaining capital to support their livelihoods, frequently turning to alternate professions to sustain their work.

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DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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The Shockwave Heard Around The World: Uspto No Longer Allows Petitioners To Use General Knowledge To Fill Gaps In Prior Art During Inter Partes Review, Hannah Lesser

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Hype Or Fraud? Ai-Washing And The Limits Of The Term “Misleading” Under Sec’S Section 10(B) And Rule 10b-5, Elizabeth De La Chapelle

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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The Perils Of Trademark Co-Ownership And The Need For Co-Ownership Agreements, Cameron Quilling

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Systemic Failure And Synthetic Abuse: Regulating Nonconsensual Deepfakes Under The Take It Down Act, Chisomeme Nwuda

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

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Public Means Public: A Call For Amendment Of The Copyright Act Of 1976'S Public Display Right To Immunize Private Businesses From Unintentional Infringement, Lucy Greaney

Et Cetera

Private businesses increasingly face copyright liability and burdensome licensing fees under the Public Display Provision of the Copyright Act of 1976, despite engaging in activities that cannot be truly considered public. This Note examines the historical development of the Public Display Provision, analyzes case law involving public accommodations and semi-private entities, and explores the intersection between copyright enforcement and U.S. antitrust principles. It argues that Congress did not intend for private, employee-only business settings to fall within the scope of the Public Display Provision and that the current enforcement regime enables anticompetitive licensing practices by performing rights organizations. To resolve …

When Is Style Substance?, Jordi Fernadez Servitje

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

While we are all aware of our ability to judge a book by its cover, our critical eye extends beyond the face of the book and to the font it is printed in as well. Strictly speaking, font refers to the size, weight, and style of a particular letter, while typeface refers to the overall style and design of the script. The term font comes from the days of physical printing; the font was the metal stamp used for each particular letter. Physical fonts have become antiquated by the advent of digital printing, but in common vernacular, font has remained …

Brushstrokes & Bequests: Estate Planning For Artist And Collectors, Cardozo Art Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center, Christopher Apgar, Pamela Grutman, William Pearlstein, Parker Taylor, Samantha Anderson

2025–2026 Flyers

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Brushstrokes & Bequests: Estate Planning For Artists And Collectors, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Art Law Society, Samatha Anderson, Christopher Apgar, Pam Grutman, William Pearlstein, Parker Taylor

2026 Event Invitations

Estate Planning for Artists and Collectors

Final Cut Vs. Final Print, Who Shapes Consent On Set ?, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Donovan Rodriques, Ava Badie, Rebecca Johannsen, Noorhayati Said

2025–2026 Flyers

Join entertainment attorneys and intimacy coordinators for candid discussion on how consent is negotiated, documented and enforced in film and television.

Who Wins? The Challenges And Potential Impacts Of State Courts’ Holdings In Fsu V. Acc, In Florida, And Acc V. Fsu, In North Carolina, Ethan Nickolaus Anagnos

University of Miami Business Law Review

Over the years, grant of rights (GOR) agreements have continually been the foundation for the transfer of exclusive rights between parties. In the ultra-competitive arena of the college football industry, these agreements have played an instrumental role in preserving and financing conferences and universities. Despite the prevalence of these GOR agreements, no university nor conference had ever attempted to challenge their validity before a court. That was until December 2023, when Florida State University (FSU) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) entered into a grueling and highly debated legal dispute regarding their GOR agreement, which is supposed to continue until …

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Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

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To Compete Or Noncompete: Lessons On The Impact Of Unenforceable Noncompete Agreements In The Entertainment Industry, Guy Mannick

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Economic and legal literature has increasingly focused on how the American legal system fails workers. One way it does so is through employee noncompetition agreements (“NCA” or “noncompete”) that limit a worker’s ability to join another company, often for better compensation and/or more responsibility. Some states enforce NCAs if they are reasonable in scope, geography, and duration; others either prohibit their application to certain types of workers or (as in California) outright prohibit them in most circumstances. More narrowly, new empirical literature about the behavioral effects of unenforceable noncompete agreements raises new questions about the behavioral impact on workers.

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Resolving Cross-Border Nft Disputes: Jurisdictional Approaches, Smart Contracts, And Proposed Solutions, Aparna Vaitla

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

The emergence of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has significantly impacted the enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights, particularly in the digital environment. NFTs enable the creation, transfer, and monetization of unique digital assets such as artwork, music, and virtual goods, raising new legal challenges for IP protection. Among various IP concerns, copyright law is the most directly implicated in NFT-related disputes. While existing copyright frameworks remain broadly applicable, they require refined interpretation and targeted regulatory adaptation to address blockchain-specific issues such as pseudonymity, decentralized ownership, and cross-border enforcement. This Article focuses exclusively on copyright law, examining its applicability to NFT transactions …

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Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

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Threads Of Protection: Intellectual Property Protections For Fashion Designs In The Age Of Generative Ai, Nayomi Mendez Andrade

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

This Article examines the limitations of intellectual property law in the United States for fashion designers and their creations. In doing so, it considers the impact generative artificial intelligence technologies have had on such protections. Despite fashion’s cultural and economic significance, U.S. law offers only fragmented protection through copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and patents. Copyright law is significantly constrained by the useful article doctrine and the separability requirement articulated in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands. Thus, copyrights only protect separable artistic elements rather than garments as a whole. Trademark and trade dress protections are typically only effective for well-established brands, …

Generated Wills And Responsible Ai Use In Estate Law, Collin Peters

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

Generative AI tools have been increasingly used by corporations and individuals to create documents quickly and cheaply based on short human inputs. The coming of widely accessible and cheap-to-use generative AI tools introduces the possibility of firms or lay testators using AI to generate wills. However, the risks of using AI to generate wills are largely unexplored and have not received much regulatory attention nor discussion in the literature. As a result, the question of how to manage the risks of AI-generated wills in a way that ensures their safe, accessible, and productive use has largely gone unaddressed. This article …

From Software To Models: Rethinking Open Source In The Age Of Generative Ai, Dana Beldiman

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

Open-source software (OSS), a form of distributed and collaborative software development rooted in the ethos of early computer science, has evolved into an essential component of modern digital infrastructure. This article asks whether open source will assume a similarly transformative role within the emerging technological paradigm of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

Generative AI differs fundamentally from software: its constituent artifacts, architectures, generative capacities, and deployment contexts are distinct and substantially more complex. Despite these differences, foundation models continue to be released under licenses originally designed for software, which may not constitute a valid transfer of rights in the generative AI …

Cardozo Law Introduces New Course On Theatre Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo School of Law introduced Theatre Law, the first law school course devoted entirely to the legal framework of the live stage industry. Taught by Adjunct Professor Ben Feldman, the course explores contracts, intellectual property, labor relations, licensing, financing, and other legal issues unique to theatrical productions, providing students with specialized training in entertainment law.

Andy Warhol Found. For The Visual Arts V. Goldsmith And The Need For An Aesthetically Informed Judiciary, Kailey Houck

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

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The Whitney Museum Of American Art, Cardozo Art Law Society

2025–2026 Flyers

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The Together Lawsuit: What Will Matter After The Motion To Dismiss, Zeyu Liu

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

On February 20, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion to dismiss filed by Defendant William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) in a copyright infringement claim brought forth by Plaintiff StudioFest, a production company. It is alleged that WME’s film Together infringed on the screenplay of the movie Better Half, whose copyright is owned by the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff only claimed a screenplay violation and alleged that in 2020, it sent the full script and synopsis to the agents of codefendants Dave Franco and Alison Brie as part of an offer to have them …

Vetter V. Resnik: An International Dilemma, Catherine Stagliano

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Typically, copyright lawyers around the nation look to the Second Circuit, presiding over New York City, and the Ninth Circuit, similarly moderating Los Angeles, for pivotal intellectual property legal decisions. On January 12, 2026, however, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released an opinion that has upended seemingly settled music publishing principles. Donald Passman’s textbook “All You Need to Know About the Music Business”, a source read by aspiring music industry professionals, describes termination rights as:

One of the best goodies that creators got in the 1976 Copyright Law is the right of termination. The termination provisions say …

Holding Isps Accountable? Secondary Liability And The Impact Of Cox V. Sony, Emma Steffes

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

The Supreme Court is currently considering a case that could significantly affect current secondary liability principles under copyright law: Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. The case poses a deceptively simple question: asking when an internet service provider should be legally responsible for the illegal actions of its users? The answer could reshape the relationship between copyright owners, internet companies, and all online users.

The Fall Of America's Final Free Labor Market: Considering The New Age College Athlete As An Employee Under The Nlra And Flsa, Ethan Schaaf

Kentucky Law Journal

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Aelj Panel: Balancing Free Speech And National Security In The Digital Age, Jess Miers, Heidi Kitrosser, Kate Klonick, Christina Koningisor

2025–2026 Flyers

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Private Equity Investment In College Athletics: The New Frontier, Christopher Ruckdeschel

Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review

This Note discusses the funding crunch that universities are facing and why private equity capital can be the answer. The House v. NCAA settlement has introduced a $20.5 million yearly expense that universities must pay in order to compete for top-level talent in revenue-generating sports such as college football and basketball. However, declining enrollment and unequal TV rights distributions have left some universities scrambling to figure out how to stay competitive in this new revenue-sharing era. Enter private equity. This Note explains how universities can tap private equity investment to fund revenue-sharing obligations instead of slashing operating budgets and cutting …

Stuart Weitzman: A Designer's Entrepreneurial Journey On The Road Less Traveled, Fashion Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center, Stuart Weitzman

2025–2026 Flyers

Join us for an evening with Stuart Weitzman in conversation with Professor Barbara Kolsun, the director of FAME law center and SW's first general counsel. Come hear about Weitzman's entrepreneurship, domination of red carpet events, and his extensive involvement in charitable endeavor

Stuart Weitzman: A Designer’S Entrepreneurial Journey On The Road Less Traveled, Cardozo Fame Center, Barbara Kolsun, Stuart Weitzman

2026 Event Invitations

The Cardozo Fashion Law Society & FAME Center are thrilled to host a special event with Stuart Weitzman. In conversation with Professor Barbara Kolsun, Director of the FAME Center and the very first General Counsel of Stuart Weitzman, Stuart will walk us through his legendary career and the business and legal landscape behind his globally recognized namesake brand.

Stuart Weitzman’s passion for design has been a lifelong pursuit, leading to the internationally renowned company that bears his name. He has been honored extensively for his unique approach to entrepreneurship, and for his uncompromising commitment to prioritizing function as an integral …