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Interview with Melina Iavarone, Author of “Selectively Scandalous: The Subjectivity Problem of Morals Clause Enforcement in Talent Contracts”

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Interview by Priya Setty

Melina Iavarone is a current 2L at Boston College Law School. Her recent article examines how broadly drafted morals clauses in sports and entertainment contracts enable subjective and selectively applied enforcement. She reflects in an interview on her research process and the growing role of social media in shaping modern morals clause disputes.

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Interview with Oliver Canning, Author of “Baffling Bets”

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Interview by Kitty Luo and Priya Setty

Oliver Canning is a current 3L and L.L.M. candidate at the University of Miami School of Law. He discusses in an interview his recent article examining the evolving legal and regulatory landscape of collegiate sports betting. Canning reflects on his research process, key findings, and what he hopes readers take away from the work.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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