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U.S. Copyright Office Grants Registration to AI-Generated Artwork

Written by Alec Winshel. The Copyright Office issued a determination that a piece of artwork created with AI contained sufficient human authorship to support a copyright registration and, in doing so, has shed greater light on how potential applicants can gain copyright registration while using AI in their future work.  The United States Copyright Office

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Incentivizing Harm: How the Poorly Written Fair-Play Tiebreaker Rule Can Endanger Players

Written by Martin Skladany, Professor of Law at Pennsylvania State University. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”), the international governing body of soccer, cannot control what happens off the field. Infamously, Honduras and El Salvador in 1969 went to war partially over the results of a football match between their respective national teams, leading to

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Jordan Chiles and The Future of Sports Arbitration

Written by Gurtaran Johal. The stripping of Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics will leave a substantial impact on the future of sports arbitration. During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles competed in the Gymnastics Floor Final. Initially, she received a total score of 13.666, which put her in fifth place. However,

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The Lasting Impact of the “Rust” Movie Set Shooting

Written by Nefertari Elshiekh. The fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set has resulted in many civil and criminal cases and has had far reaching implications throughout Hollywood.  It has been just over three years since a prop gun killed cinematographer Haylna Hutchins on the film set of “Rust” in New Mexico. Several people involved

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Interview with Trisha Ananiades, Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs at BBC Studios

By Shayna Toh Trisha Ananiades is a Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for BBC Studios, where she negotiates deals and drafts agreements for scripted and unscripted programming produced by the studio and intended for exhibition on linear television and streaming services. She routinely counsels creative, casting, and production executives on deal structure

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The Dangers of Scrutinizing Gender in Sports

Written by Ahan Dhar. The controversy surrounding an Athlete’s gender at the Paris Olympics leads us to wonder: when does online discourse become targeted bullying? “Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a

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