The National Football League and Major League Baseball’s players associations have entered into a deal with RedBird Capital Partners to maximize profits from player likenesses, the Wall Street Journal reports. This agreement is a major milestone in cross-sport partnerships, as it … [Read more...] about Be Like JuJu: How NFL, MLB Players Can Best Capitalize on Latest Venture
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It’s In the Game?: EA CEO Expresses Interest in NCAA Football’s Return, as Legal Questions Loom
Electronic Arts (EA) CEO Andrew Wilson recently expressed interest in bringing back the once-popular NCAA Football video game franchise, if the legal framework governing college athletics changes in such a way that would permit its existence. Wilson made the comments at the WSJ … [Read more...] about It’s In the Game?: EA CEO Expresses Interest in NCAA Football’s Return, as Legal Questions Loom
Nothing “Happy” About This: Pharrell Calls Out Trump for Playing Song at Rally
Pharrell Williams has sent President Donald Trump a cease-and-desist letter for playing his song, ‘Happy’, without authorization at a rally. The move comes in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The letter penned by Williams’ lawyer, … [Read more...] about Nothing “Happy” About This: Pharrell Calls Out Trump for Playing Song at Rally
Sorry, Nicki
On Monday, October 22nd, 2018, Tracy Chapman slapped Nicki Minaj with a copyright lawsuit. In her complaint, Chapman alleges that her song “Baby Can I Hold You” was sampled in Minaj's song entitled “Sorry” without Chapman’s permission. Beginning in June 2018, Minaj and her … [Read more...] about Sorry, Nicki
Tattoos and Copyright, Take-Two
In 2016, Take-Two, a video game company that is the creator of the NBA 2K series of video games, was sued by Solid Oak Sketches, a company who owns the copyright in several NBA players' tattoos. Solid Oak argued that the video game series, which seeks to simulate the NBA, … [Read more...] about Tattoos and Copyright, Take-Two