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Aelj Panel: Balancing Free Speech And National Security In The Digital Age, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (Aelj)

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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, Cardozo Fashion Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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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

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 …

Stage Left: Legal Issues In Live Music, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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Who Owns The Story ? Rights, Adaptations, And Creative Control In Theatre, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society

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Sports Law And Gambling Unit, Cardozo Sports Law Society (Csls), Cardozo Fame Center

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• Legal and regulatory frameworks
• Integrity and Compliance concerns 
• High-profile disputes involving leagues, athletes and betting platforms 

E-Law Week, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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March 9:

• Fireside Chat With Dave Althoff (‘04) of Marvel Comics 12:40PM, 3FL
• Redefining Superfans: Building Sustainable Fandom in a Monetization-focused Industry 6PM, 1008

March 10: Who Owns the Story?: Rights, Adaptations, And Creative Control In Theatre 6:30PM, 1008

March 11: Stage Left: Legal Issues in Live Music 6:30PM, 1008

March 12: CELS Alumni Mixer 7PM, the Folly

Redefining Superfans: Building Sustainable Fandom In A Monetization-Focused Industry, Heyman Center On Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society

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Join us to hear from three panelists on the rapidly evolving world of superfan engagement. Our panelists will speak on topics such as ownership of fan data, platform responsibilities, sync and acquisition strategies and ethical monetization models. Dinner provided.

• Robert Piper, Esq., Labor Relations Manager, Disney Theatrical Group 

• Erin Singleton, Founder and CEO, Softside

• Mike Fiebach, Founder and CEO, Mainfactor 

Fireside Chat: Dave Althoff Of Marvel Comics, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

2025–2026 Flyers

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Outlaw, Cardozo's Entertainment Law Society, And The Fame Center Invite You To A Documentary Screening: Cashing Out, Cardozo Outlaw, Cardozo Entertainment Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

2026 Event Invitations

At the height of the AIDS crisis, many queer people sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. This documentary charts the rise and fall of the "gay-death-profiteering" industry that grew out of their desperation. Cashing Out (2024) will be screened in its entirety, followed by a fireside chat with the documentary's director, Matt Nadel, and Professor Barbara Kolsun, Director of Cardozo Law's FAME Center.

“Today’S Video Is Sponsored By: Child Labor” The Need To Expand Federal Child Labor Protections To Online Content Creation, Zayda Torres Barrios

St. John's Law Review

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The Fantastic Adventures YouTube channel, owned by Machelle Hobson, had grown to almost 800,000 subscribers and over 250 million views by 2019. The channel’s content featured Hobson’s seven adopted children in entertaining weekly ten-to-fifteen-minute skits where they did things like pretend to be superheroes and have lightsaber battles. However, things were not as blissful as they seemed as Hobson was arrested in March 2019—facing thirty child abuse related charges. The police said the children were “malnourished” and had been withdrawn from school for many years to have more time to film videos for their family channel. The probable cause …

Your Face As Property: Ip Strategies Beyond Right Of Publicity, Nick Cipriani

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

During the Second Industrial Revolution, the source of goods became more important than ever as railroads expediated travel and access to goods across the United States. Today, the United States is in the midst of its third industrial revolution, a digital revolution fueled by silicon and microchips. This digital revolution is unlike the previous two industrial revolutions because biometrics have become commodities. The technologies and goods coming out of the digital revolution are multifaceted. First, they provide a physical good through appliances that allow for communication and shopping, among other things, across geographic borders. Second, they function as a service …

Orrick On Startup Law At The Intersection Of Business + Technology, Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society (Ipls), Cardozo Fame Center, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Heyman Center On Corporate Governance

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Join us for a fireside chat with Samir Bakhru and Josh Beser from Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe to learn how top tech-focused law firms advise startups, founders and high-growth companies and how intellectual property strategy fits into corporate practice.

Orrick On Startup Law At The Intersection Of Business And Technology, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society (Ipls), Samir Bakhru, Josh Beser

2026 Event Invitations

Join us for a fireside chat with Samir Bakhru and Josh Beser from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, to learn how top tech-focused law firms advise startups, founders, and high-growth companies, and how intellectual property strategy fits into corporate practice. Presented by the FAME Center and IPLS. Dinner will be provided.

Stitching Up Industry Issues: Arbitration Can Offer Customized Solutions To Fashion Intellectual Property Disputes, Catherine Meng

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

This comment proposes alternative dispute resolution (ADR), specifically arbitration, as a more effective mechanism for resolving fashion copyright disputes. The fashion industry has historically received limited protection for designs—primarily trademark and patent law—resulting in widespread copying and difficulty enforcing claims. In the 2017 case Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., the Supreme Court added copyright to the patchwork of protections. However, that protection is available only for aesthetic elements, not functional ones. The difficulty in distinguishing these components, along with the challenges of enforcing claims across borders and between parties with unequal bargaining power, as in Hian v. Louis …

Off The Gridiron Conflict: Why The Nfl Should Use Mediation To Resolve Internal Disputes, Bryan Weitzman

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The National Football League (NFL) is a multibillion-dollar enterprise built on a sport that fundamentally depends on communication, cooperation, and collaboration. Yet the league resolves nearly all internal disputes through adversarial arbitration mechanisms embedded in the NFL Constitution and the NFL/NFL Players Association Collective Bargaining Agreement. This comment argues that the NFL’s exclusive reliance on arbitration is conceptually inconsistent with the values that the sport instills and structurally prejudicial to players, coaches, and employees—particularly where the Commissioner retains final arbitral authority. An examination of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) principles and case studies demonstrates how the NFL’s current internal dispute resolution …

Outbound Investment Restrictions And International Law’S Challenge, Harlan Grant Cohen

Seattle University Law Review

The Outbound Investment Rule, restricting U.S. investment in certain Chinese advanced technology sectors, has largely been portrayed as an incremental measure, a modest extension to fill loopholes in the existing investment screening regime. But while perhaps the logical next step in the securitization of the economy, the Outbound Investment Rule actually reflects a momentous shift in the relationship between governments and business, one playing out in the United States and around the world and worth attention. Unlike traditional investment screening, the Outbound Investment Rule operates like a sanctions regime, designed not to protect the U.S. economy, but to hamper the …

Resilient Dispute Resolution Systems For International Energy Conflicts, Guillermo J. Garcia Sanchez

Seattle University Law Review

Energy-related conflicts are on the rise, spanning diverse issues such as the impacts of rare mineral mining on local communities, the impacts of sanctions on energy investments due to the Russia-Ukraine war, and the impacts of expanded subsidies on the electric vehicle and solar panel industries. Increasingly, companies, communities, and governments are clashing over the challenges of pursuing disparate and sometimes competing energy policies. This Article argues that dispute resolution mechanisms in the energy investment sector must be fundamentally rethought. Traditional semi-adjudicatory models, which focus on winners and losers, fail to accommodate the complex and multifaceted nature of contemporary energy …

Restricting Data Flows Is A Sign Of Weakness, Nikolas Guggenberger

Seattle University Law Review

There has been a seismic shift in American attitudes toward the free flow of data across borders.  In less than a decade, the United States has transitioned from condemning barriers to digital trade to constructing a digital fortress of its own. It passed legislation requiring TikTok’s parent company to divest its U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban affecting 170 million U.S. users, citing national security concerns about its ties to China and the potential for data surveillance and content manipulation. Upon legal challenge by TikTok on First Amendment grounds, the Supreme Court affirmed the ban’s constitutionality. Recent federal legislation …