Sports & Entertainment Law

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Court Administration

Justice Alan Page's Search for Justice from the Football Hall of Fame to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Judge Frank J. Bailey (Ret.)

Inspired as a child by Brown v. Board of Education to pursue law, Justice Alan Page’s first career was in the NFL. He also founded the Page Education Foundation and now authors children’s books with his daughter.

Features

Courts & Judiciary

Wagers and Warnings: The State of Sports Betting Advertisements

Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier and Megan M. Carrasco

Sports betting seems here to stay, but the future of regulating sports betting is less clear. The authors look to the history of sports betting and advertising to offer tips for staying aware of advertising changes.

Courts & Judiciary

Does Inclusion of Athlete Tattoos in Video Games Constitute Copyright Infringement?

Daniel F. Gourash

Tattoo artists have taken steps to copyright their designs and have filed lawsuits against video game developers claiming copyright infringement when their designs appear on athletes and entertainers in video games.

Courts & Judiciary

Enduring 50 Years of Baseball Arbitration: Why It Matters and What We Can Learn

David A. Draper and Bobby Bramhall

Arbitration in Major League Baseball, known as “baseball arbitration” or “final offer arbitration,” provides a unique perspective on this alternative dispute resolution process.

Courts & Judiciary

An Unlikely Path: From the NFL to the Bench

Judge Dwayne D. Woodruff

Dwayne Woodruff never dreamed of a professional football career or becoming an attorney. While he had plans, the path that unfolded was far greater than anything he could have dreamed.

Courts & Judiciary

Protecting Artists Against AI Fakes

Douglas L. Johnson

The rise of artificial intelligence tools like celebrity voice synthesizers has left industry lawyers and the artists they represent looking for better ways to protect against the potential harms and abuses of the technology.

Courts & Judiciary

How the Copyright Claims Board Can Lighten the Federal Court Docket

Brad Newberg, David O. Carson, and Monica P. McCabe

The Copyright Claims Board was created by Congress for copyright claims as an alternative to federal court and has handled cases with parties from pro se individuals to movie studios and record companies.

Courts & Judiciary

Navigating the Field of Workplace Investigations and Privileged Communications in the Sports and Entertainment Industries

Adam Sloustcher and Andreas Moghimi-Danesh

Workplace investigations in the sports and entertainment industries are becoming increasingly complex, particularly when in-house counsel provides dual communications of legal and business advice.

Courts & Judiciary

Defective Consent in Combat Sports: Ensuring Fairness and Safety Amid Evolving Athletic Standards

Enmanuel Fernandez

The 2023 case Hunt v. Zuffa deals with the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports and challenges the boundaries of natural and artificial enhancements.

Courts & Judiciary

Taking a Gamble on Fantasy Sports, or Is It?

Raquel A. Rodriguez

Understanding the different ways states have interpreted existing laws and applied them to evolving fantasy sports games can help judges resolve disputes involving fantasy sports and state gambling laws.

Technology Column

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Court Planning During a Technology Explosion

John M. Greacen

Guest technology columnist, Greacen, asks: How do court administrators adapt to the rapidly changing world of technology that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon?

Ethics Column

Ethics

Judicial Ethics Is More Than Calling Balls and Strikes

Marla N. Greenstein

Articles in this issue, focusing on new concepts arising in the sports and entertainment field, illustrate the demands on all judges to learn, adjust, and always remain ethically responsible.

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Waymaker

Justice Alan Page's Search for Justice from the Football Hall of Fame to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Features

Wagers and Warnings: The State of Sports Betting Advertisements

Does Inclusion of Athlete Tattoos in Video Games Constitute Copyright Infringement?

Enduring 50 Years of Baseball Arbitration: Why It Matters and What We Can Learn

An Unlikely Path: From the NFL to the Bench

Protecting Artists Against AI Fakes

How the Copyright Claims Board Can Lighten the Federal Court Docket

Navigating the Field of Workplace Investigations and Privileged Communications in the Sports and Entertainment Industries

Defective Consent in Combat Sports: Ensuring Fairness and Safety Amid Evolving Athletic Standards

Taking a Gamble on Fantasy Sports, or Is It?

Technology Column

Court Planning During a Technology Explosion

Ethics Column

Judicial Ethics Is More Than Calling Balls and Strikes

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Sports & Entertainment Law

It's Shotime!

Waymaker

Justice Alan Page's Search for Justice from the Football Hall of Fame to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Features

Wagers and Warnings: The State of Sports Betting Advertisements

Does Inclusion of Athlete Tattoos in Video Games Constitute Copyright Infringement?

Enduring 50 Years of Baseball Arbitration: Why It Matters and What We Can Learn

An Unlikely Path: From the NFL to the Bench

Protecting Artists Against AI Fakes

How the Copyright Claims Board Can Lighten the Federal Court Docket

Navigating the Field of Workplace Investigations and Privileged Communications in the Sports and Entertainment Industries

Defective Consent in Combat Sports: Ensuring Fairness and Safety Amid Evolving Athletic Standards

Taking a Gamble on Fantasy Sports, or Is It?

Technology Column

Court Planning During a Technology Explosion

Ethics Column

Judicial Ethics Is More Than Calling Balls and Strikes

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