Why It Is In The Ncaa’S Best Interests To Recognize College Athletes As Employees,
2025
Cardozo Art & Entertainment Law Journal
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,
2025
Cardozo Art & Entertainment Law Journal
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,
2025
Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law
Intro To Ip Law, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society (Ipls)
2025–2026 Flyers
Join us for an engaging session on the fundamentals of intellectual property law !
Soundexchange V. Sirius Xm: A Battle On Two Fronts,
2025
Cardozo Art & Entertainment Law Journal
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.
Who Owns Your Adventure? A Need For Legislative Clarity For Streamed Performances Of Video Games,
2025
Brooklyn Law School
Who Owns Your Adventure? A Need For Legislative Clarity For Streamed Performances Of Video Games, Harrison Busalacchi
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
Video games contain copyrighted material that could easily be infringed upon by people streaming a performance of them playing the game. However, the streamers can protect themselves from infringement liability by transforming the content in some form or fashion such that their performance constitutes “fair use” of the copyrighted material. This is often accomplished by the streamer providing commentary while playing the game or adding a small video of themselves in the corner of the stream so that the viewers can see the streamers’ reactions to the content. With artificial intelligence seeing exponential growth in the past couple of years …
Skill Gaming, Pooled Prize Money, And Minor League Professional Tennis,
2025
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Skill Gaming, Pooled Prize Money, And Minor League Professional Tennis, Ryan Rodenberg, Seth Richey
UNLV Gaming Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Paid To Play - The Canadian Hockey League Players Class Action Litigation,
2025
University of Denver
Paid To Play - The Canadian Hockey League Players Class Action Litigation, Kennith Wm. Thornicroft
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
In 2014, the National Labor Relations Board’s Regional Director ruled that scholarship football players at Northwestern University were “employees”. Subsequently, in 2015, the full board, and without deciding the players’ status, declined to assert jurisdiction effectively ending the dispute. There are parallels between this dispute and lawsuits currently before the Canadian courts involving the Canadian Hockey League (“CHL”). The CHL is nominally an “amateur” league and is the principal development league for players hoping to pursue a career as a professional hockey player. The players claim they are “employees” under provincial employment standards statutes. The CHL maintains that the players …
The Tendency To See Propensity: How Admitting Defendant-Authored Rap Lyrics As Evidence Of Motive Or Intent Can Look Like Inadmissible Character Evidence,
2025
University of Denver
The Tendency To See Propensity: How Admitting Defendant-Authored Rap Lyrics As Evidence Of Motive Or Intent Can Look Like Inadmissible Character Evidence, Joseph Noreña
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Defendant-authored rap lyrics admitted as evidence present unique evidentiary issues. In particular, when such lyrics are admitted to prove the motive or intent of the defendant-author, the lyrics can look like character evidence and be unduly prejudicial. Nevertheless, sometimes those lyrics valuably provide specific admissions of the defendant-author’s motive or intent. As a balance, this article argues that courts should be careful to admit defendant-authored rap lyrics where they are only generally related to a defendant’s motive or intent because of the prejudice a jury might have when seeing or hearing defendant-authored rap lyrics.
The Change The Ncaa Does Not Know It Needs: A Promotion/Relegation Structure For College Football,
2025
University of Denver
The Change The Ncaa Does Not Know It Needs: A Promotion/Relegation Structure For College Football, Jack Noonan
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
After each college football season, the talking heads debate which team missed out on the College Football Playoffs. Each year it is a different school who everyone says should have made the playoffs. There are a multitude of reasons for or against each team every year, but the main point remains that the NCAA will always have this problem on their hands. This article proposes the solution of a promotion/relegation style structure which will completely change the dynamic of the conference layout. It will give an opportunity to the best teams outside of the 'Power 5' or FBS to make …
Have Universities Sold Their Souls To The Devil: The Unacceptable Costs Of Prioritizing Athletics Over Academics,
2025
University of Denver
Have Universities Sold Their Souls To The Devil: The Unacceptable Costs Of Prioritizing Athletics Over Academics, David E. Missirian
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
The article will examine what it means “to win” in today’s university sporting world and what the prize to be won is. In examining how the meaning of winning has changed over time, the article will look particularly at some of the indirect or hidden costs of achieving athletic excellence in today’s highly competitive college sports. Ultimately, this article poses and attempts to answer the question: at what point does the cost to student athletes’ health and safety become too high to justify the prize of “winning”?
Ventura V. Kyle And American Sniper: The Anatomy Of A Public Figure's Lawsuit,
2025
University of Denver
Ventura V. Kyle And American Sniper: The Anatomy Of A Public Figure's Lawsuit, Mike Steenson
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Chris Kyle’s book, American Sniper, detailed his exploits as a prolific Navy SEAL sniper. In a book subchapter Kyle detailed an encounter with a “Mr. Scruff Face” in a San Diego Bar. The book states that Ventura made certain statements that were demeaning of the United States and the Navy SEALS.” Scruff Face was subsequently identified by Chris Kyle as Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota. Ventura sued Chris Kyle for defamation, appropriation, and unjust enrichment. Relying on trial court documents, briefs, and the opinions in the case, this article probes those theories of recovery with an emphasis on the …
U.S. V. Gatto: An Old Case Provides A New Look At College Basketball's Latest Scandal,
2025
University of Denver
U.S. V. Gatto: An Old Case Provides A New Look At College Basketball's Latest Scandal, Andrew Janson, Grant Shibao
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: An Examination Of The Duty A University Owes To Its Student-Athletes Regarding Mental Health Treatment,
2025
University of Denver
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: An Examination Of The Duty A University Owes To Its Student-Athletes Regarding Mental Health Treatment, Sara Kirtley
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
With more and more university students in general, but studentathletes in particular, suffering from mental health issues, ranging from eating disorders to depression to serious anxiety, it seems like universities should have to provide some kind of mental health treatment for their student-athletes, especially considering their duty to provide physical health treatment for sports related injuries. However, the question is whether student-athletes would actually have an actionable right to mental health treatment, that they could turn into a successful claim against a university if the university failed to provide them with mental-health treatment.
Vol. 22, No. 1: Table Of Contents,
2025
University of Denver
Vol. 22, No. 1: Table Of Contents, University Of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Vol. 22, No. 1: Editor's Note,
2025
University of Denver
Vol. 22, No. 1: Editor's Note, Courtney Diguardi
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Vol. 22, No. 1: Full Issue,
2025
University of Denver
Vol. 22, No. 1: Full Issue, University Of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Music Executives From Universal Music Group Speak To Cardozo’S Entertainment Law Society,
2025
Cardozo Art & Entertainment Law Journal
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,
2025
Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law
From Studio To Statute: Navigating Creativity, Innovation, And Law In The Music Industry, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center
2025–2026 Flyers
No abstract provided.
Creative Expression Over Rigid Protection: Why The Ninth Circuit Is Correct To Permit De Minimis Sampling,
2025
Pepperdine University
Creative Expression Over Rigid Protection: Why The Ninth Circuit Is Correct To Permit De Minimis Sampling, Mitchell Brost
Pepperdine Law Review
The legal world is at a crossroads following the Ninth Circuit’s decision to uphold de minimis sampling as a valid practice in VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone. On the one hand, the Ninth Circuit’s affirmation of de minimis sampling fosters creativity and gives aspiring artists greater access to resources they would not otherwise be able to afford. On the other hand, the Sixth Circuit’s earlier decision in Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films that held de minimis sampling to be categorically illegal bolsters copyright protection and facilitates more predictable outcomes in copyright lawsuits. This Note analyzes both cases and ultimately …
Copyright In Characters: A Proposal For Reform,
2025
American University Washington College of Law
Copyright In Characters: A Proposal For Reform, Michael W. Carroll
Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series
The doctrine of character copyright is an eccentricity in copyright law that should either be abandoned or substantially reformed. Originally limited to literary characters, this doctrine decomposes a narrative work in order to recognize characters as works of authorship independent of the narrative works from which they are derived. Claimants generally seek independent protection for characters for three, sometimes overlapping, reasons: (1) to repackage what would otherwise be a weak claim of substantial similarity if comparison were to be made with the work(s) from which the character has sprung; (2) to overcome obstacles posed by prior licensing decisions that have …
