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 […]
Written by Shayna Toh. Behind the scenes of reality TV, producers and contestants have faced their own fair share of scandals over fairness of contracts. But what comes next? Bachelor Nation was rocked last month during the latest “After the Final Rose” finale, which saw the newest Bachelorette, Jennifer Tran—notably the series’ first Asian-American lead—sitting
Written by Hugh Reynolds. The high-profile copyright suit raises questions about fair use, parody, and the extent to which musicians can build off one another. Miley Cyrus was sued in the United States District Court for the Central District of California for her Grammy award-winning single “Flowers.” The plaintiff, Tempo Music Investment, is alleging copyright
By Hugh Reynolds Independent nonfiction filmmaking has long played a key role in social justice and cultural education. These films foster public awareness, bring salience to issues, unify constituencies, and ignite mobilization. In this way, documentary filmmaking can be a powerful tool for eliciting policy change from our elected representatives. In this new age of
By Edwin A. Farley Download the article here: Breaking the Broadcast Huddle: How College Football Conferences’ Bundling of Broadcast Rights Could Harm Student Athletes. Recent realignment activity between collegiate athletic conferences reveals how the sale of broadcast rights and the treatment of student athletes, including their compensation, are connected. The pursuit of greater revenue from broadcast rights for
Harvard Law School’s Committee on Sports & Entertainment Law (CSEL) hosted its 2024 Harvard Sports Law Symposium over the last two weeks. Read our coverage of the symposium’s notable events and speakers from JSEL’s Hugh Reynolds and Alec Winshel. On Tuesday, April 9th, the 2024 Harvard Sports Law Symposium began with the presentation of the
Sarah Luppen Fowler is Senior Deputy General Counsel at SAG-AFTRA, the nationwide labor union representing approximately 160,000 members of the film, television, news, music, and radio industries. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School and the University of Georgia School of Law, where she teaches a course about the intersection
By Nefertari Elshiekh On March 5th, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to become the first college sports team to unionize–a historic step toward recognizing college athletes as employees. However, their legal battle is far from over. National Relations Labor Board (“NLRB”) Regional Director Laura A. Sacks found that Dartmouth athletes are employees under the
Mr. Rothenberg is Los Angeles Chairman of 1st Century Bank, a division of MidFirst Bank and Chairman of Premier Partnerships. Rothenberg spearheaded soccer’s rise in the U.S. during the 1990s as Chairman and CEO of the 1994 World Cup; Chairman of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup; President of the U.S. Soccer Federation; Chairman of
By Shayna Toh The “cockroach of Broadway” seems to keep cashing checks. Despite the sneering term that veteran theatre critic Jesse Green used to describe jukebox musicals, the genre has dominated Broadway in recent years. In an industry that always seems to battle existential threats and huge financial losses—twelve current Broadway productions are slated to
By Alec Winshel In November 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Vidal v. Elster. Their coming opinion will be the high court’s latest pronouncement on the relationship between trademark law and the First Amendment’s free speech protections. In my view, the Supreme Court should use Vidal v. Elster to clarify that trademarks are
