Authors File Complaint Against OpenAI for Copyright Infringement
By: Alec Winshel Last month, Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for infringement of their works. The complaint is another in a series of cases filed by Matthew Butterick and the Joseph Saveri Law Firm that mount legal challenges against...
read moreESTABLISHMENT OF THE NBA “BUBBLE” GUIDELINES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE 2019-20 SEASON
(PDF Version Here) Eric Zilber[*] TABLE OF CONTENTS[†] Introduction COVID-19 Background The Challenges Facing the NBA Initial Planning The “Bubble” Emerges as a Front-Runner “Bubble” Plans Solidify and the Protocols Phase One Phase Two Phase Three Phase Three-A Phase...
read moreAll I Want for Christmas is Full Damages for Copyright Infringement
By: Daniel Imakyure Introduction In June 2022, Andy Stone, a.k.a. Vince Vance, brought a copyright infringement action in the US District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana against singer Mariah Carey, producer Walter Afanasieff, and Sony Music...
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When “Gravy” meets “Roll”: The Future of Interpolation in Music Recording
By: Lea Washington What do you get when you put a roll and gravy together? A lawsuit apparently. The “Rickrollin’” star Rick Astley is suing upcoming rapper Yung Gravy and his team. Gravy’s song “Betty” is the focus of this dispute, as it borrows from the song “Never...
read moreThe Future of NFL Broadcasting
By: Ben Reichard The first Sunday kicking off the 2022 NFL season was just days away. Like millions of fans across the country, I was both hopeful and anxious for how my team would start the season. But I had another reason to be nervous: I couldn’t figure out...
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States Can Use Advertising and Consumer Protection Law to Avoid Rolling the Dice with Online Sports Betting
By: Brandon McCoy Prior to Super Bowl Sunday, one of the most popular gambling days of the year, Massachusetts opened sportsbooks in its three brick-and-mortar casinos: Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park Casino. The state joined 32...
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Copyright Has a Preemption Problem That’s Destined for the Supreme Court
By: Alec Winshel Fans of radio personality Howard Stern and legendary rapper 50 Cent had reason to rejoice in 2013 when the two sat down for an interview on The Howard Stern Show. After discussing rap feuds and the joys of meeting Oprah, the celebrities parted ways...
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Supreme Court Considers the Future of Copyright’s Fair Use Doctrine
By: Alec Winshel On October 12th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v. Goldsmith. Litigants traded arguments scrutinizing the boundaries of artistic license while Justices lobbed hypotheticals that...
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Racism and The Rooney Rule: How American and English Football Are Looking To Tackle The Problem.
By: Lincoln T. Lair[1] Despite their differences, English Football (association football) and American Football share many similarities. They are both the most watched sport in their respective countries, fans revolve their weekends and lives around their team or...
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Dawn of the Dead: Virtual Avatars & New York’s Right of Publicity
By: Dhruva Krishna I. Virtual Avatars: Lazarus to Luke Skywalker, Deepfakes to Dystopia Virtual avatars are digital recreations of an individual or their performance. Entertainers now regularly appear in all forms of media as virtual avatars–in video games, as...
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Exploring the NCAA’s Antitrust Arguments Ahead of Oral Argument in NCAA v. Alston
Cert Granted in Alston: Revisiting Board of Regents and the Uniqueness of Antitrust Law’s Applicability to Sports in Light of the NCAA’s Cert Petition As Congress debates federal legislation on the subject of publicity rights for student-athletes, the NCAA...
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Regulating the Blanket License: A Path Towards Terminating the ASCAP/BMI Consent Decrees
Regulating the Blanket License: A Path Towards Terminating the ASCAP/BMI Consent Decrees By Dallin Earl Dallin Earl is a 2020 graduate of Harvard Law School and former president of the Recording Artists Project at HLS. The introduction to Regulating the Blanket...
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