Eric E. Johnson (University of North Dakota School of Law; Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society) has posted his article, The NFL, Intellectual Property, and the Conquest of Sports Media, on SSRN. The abstract is as follows: This article explores how the National Football League (NFL) has used assertions of intellectual property to …
Monthly Archive: April 2012
Spring Symposium Panelist Discusses UNC Infractions
Christian Dennie (Barlow Garsek & Simon, LLP) has posted his article The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of North Carolina on the BG&S College Sports Law Blog. The abstract is as follows: The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found that the University of North Carolina (“UNC”) committed major …
Dobel on Defending NCAA Amateurism
J. Patrick Dobel (University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs) has recently posted his article, The Beleaguered Ideal: Defending NCAA Amateurism, on SSRN. The abstract is as follows: Amateurism defines a core value of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA is one of the country’s largest and most visible nonprofits that represent …
Edelman on Athlete’s Publicity Rights and Free Speech
Marc Edelman (Barry University, Andreas School of Law) has posted his article, Closing the ‘Free Speech’ Loophole: The Case for Protecting College Athletes’ Publicity Rights in Commercial Videogames on SSRN. The abstract is as follows: This article argues that despite “free speech” concerns, courts should protect college athletes’ publicity rights in commercial videogames. Part I …
Mitten on Antitrust Law and Professional Sports Club Trademark Monopolies
Matt Mitten (Marquette University Law School, Director National Sports Law Institute) has recently posted his article, From Dallas Cap to American Needle and Beyond: Antitrust Law’s Limited Capacity to Stitch Consumer Harm from Professional Sports Club Trademark Monopolies (Tulane Law Review, vol. 86, 2012) on SSRN. The abstract is as follows: A nearly fifty-year contemporaneous trend …
Deubert, Wong & Howe on 2011 NFL CBA
Chris Deubert (Ginsberg & Burgos, PLLC), Glenn Wong (Univ. of Mass-Amherst, Isenburg School of Mgt.), and John Howe (General Electric) have recently posted their article, All Four Quarters: A Retrospective and Analysis of the 2011 Collective Bargaining Process and Agreement in the National Football League (UCLA Entertainment Law Review, vol. 19, p. 1, 2012) on …