Of Interest: Playwright Wins Copyright Dispute, Board Blows the Whistle, Dickerson v. WB Studio
Sports & Entertainment Law
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section:
Joy in Who-Ville? Playwright Wins Fair Use Copyright Dispute in Parody of “Grinch”
Board Blows the Whistle on Independent Contractor Status for NBA Video Production Crew
Dickerson v. WB Studio Enterprises, Inc., et al.
Can NFL Players be Fired, Disciplined for Protesting During National Anthem?
Mark Ronson Sued For Infringing 80’s Funk “Masterpiece”
Politics in the Workplace: Do NFL Players Have Freedom of Speech To Protest at Games?
Hackers Score Touchdown: NFL Players Association Hit With Data Breach
Doubling (& Tripling) Down on Trademark Protection For Secret Menu Items–In-N-Out v. Smashburger
No “Contract By Tweet” for Plaintiff Who Pitches Movie Idea via Social Media
Advanced stages of CTE found in Aaron Hernandez’s brain
‘Please don’t make us call your mom,’ Netflix tells pop-up bar owners in cease-and-desist letter
N.C.A.A. Coaches, Adidas Executive Face Charges; Pitino’s Program Implicated
King’s College Football Coach Sued For Copyright Infringement For Retweeting A Book Page 2 Years Ago
Spectrum Center rebounds after HB2 repeal
Charlotte Hornets could score larger TV deal in 2018
Laurene Powell Jobs buys stake worth around $500 million in DC sports empire
Lawsuit accuses Kmart of copying Halloween banana costume
CBS fires lawyer over Facebook posts calling Vegas shooting victims likely ‘Republican gun toters’
‘Tip of the iceberg’: More charges expected this month in college basketball scandal
New true crime TV series should reopen debate over cameras in the courtroom