Published Articles

Volume 9 | Issue 1 | Fall 2019

MEDIA MOGULS RISKING IT ALL: CONTRACT CLAUSES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS IN THE AGE OF #METOO

RICK G. MORRIS

OVERSIGHT IN COLLEGIATE ESPORTS: IS THE NCAA THE ANSWER?

ZACHARY M. BEALS

RESTORING MUTUALITY IN SPORTS CONTRACTS

DOORI SONG

CELEBRITY EXECUTIVES AND SOCIAL MEDIA: ARE HIGH FOLLOWER COUNTS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY SEC DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

STETSON BIGGS

Volume 8 | Issue 2 | Spring 2019

FROM BROKE TO BESPOKE: PROVIDING FINANCIAL SECURITY TO STUDENT-ATHLETES WITHIN THE CONFINES OF AMATEURISM

JOEL FEIGENBAUM

I CAN’T GET NO (LEGAL PROTECTION): THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MUSIC IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

EMILY PARKER

THE GROWING PLAGUE: TITLE IX, UNIVERSITIES, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

ERIKA WEILER

THE TRICKY BUSINESS OF COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY: WHEN COPYRIGHT LAW MEETS MOVIE MAGIC

SAMMI ELEFANT

KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ‘EM: THE INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS OF MURPHY V. NCAA AND WHY ANTIGUA HOLDS THE CARDS

KATIE BERRY

Volume 8 | Issue 1 | Fall 2018

SCHOOL NICKNAMES AND ACRONYMS AS TRADEMARKS: KICKING THE BAND OFF THE BANDWAGON

JOSEPH C. GIOCONDA

NCAA INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH PROSPECTS (IAWP) RULE: IMPACT ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND ANTITRUST CONCERNS

BROOKS BRENNAN

THE TIPPING POINT: MAYHEM IN COLLEGE SPORTS REQUIRES CONGRESS TO FINALLY INTERVENE IN NCAA GOVERNANCE

MARSHA DURR

ONE-AND-DONE IS NO FUN: THE NBA DRAFT ELIGIBILITY RULE’S CONUNDRUM AND A PROPOSED SOLUTION

ZUBIN KOTTOOR

Volume 7 | Issue 2 | Spring 2018

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE: CONSTITUTIONAL AND CONTRACTUAL ANALYSIS OF ACTIVISM IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

SARAH BROWN & NATASHA BRISON

SOCCER STADIUMS, WHERE INTERNATIONAL LAW, CULTURE AND RACISM COLLIDE

FARAZ SHAHLAEI

THE HOME TEAM ADVANTAGE: WHY LAWMAKERS AND THE JUDICIARY SHOULD BENCH THE JOCK TAX

ADDISON FONTEIN

#COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING: SHORTCOMINGS OF THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

SELENE PRESSELLER

THE COLLEGE ATHLETE PROTECTION GUARANTEE: ANOTHER FLAWED FIX FOR THE BROKEN SYSTEM OF ATHLETIC RECRUITMENT

JONATHAN LUND

Volume 7 | Issue 1 | Fall 2017

NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT’S BASIC PENALTY: ANALYSIS AND LEGAL BASES TO END THE PRACTICE

LEONARD W. ARAGON & CAMERON MILLER

THE MEME MADE ME DO IT! THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND TORT LIABILITY

JASON ZENOR

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: ARE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES IN CONTROL OF THEIR FRANCHISE TEAM’S BANKRUPTCY FILING?

ALEXA DUMITY

FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DON’T GIVE A *DARN*—AN ARGUMENT AGAINST CENSORING BROADCAST MEDIA

ALEXANDER J. LINDVALL

THE NFL AND MARY JANE: THE EARLY MAKINGS OF A LOVE STORY

IMAN K. MCALLISTER

Volume 6 | Issue 3 | Symposium

KEYNOTE : THE MISEDUCATION OF THE STUDENT ATHLETE: A MANIFESTO (IN PROGRESS) FOR CHANGE

KENNETH L. SHROPSHIRE

NCAA v. UNC: CHALLENGING THE NCAA’S JURISDICTION

TIMOTHY DAVIS

OVERVIEW OF SELECT LEGAL ISSUES WITH ESPORTS

JAMES GATTO & MARK PATRICK

“IT’S COMPLICATED”: ANALYZING THE POTENTIAL FOR ESPORTS PLAYERS’ UNIONS

TIMOTHY HEGGEM

Volume 6 | Issue 2 | Spring 2017

THE SAFETY ACT, TERRORISM, AND THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

KAREN BUNSO BRYANT

GENERAL COUNSELS IN SPORTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND QUALIFICATIONS

CHRISTOPHER R. DEUBERT, GLENN M. WONG, & KEVIN HANSEN

GANGSTERS’ PARADISE: PERFOMATIVITY, NARRATIVE, AND PERSPECTIVE IN THE ACT OF KILLING AND THE LOOK OF SILENCE

KELLY JO POPKIN

THE WORD: SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR LIVE-ACTION CHARACTERS—AN ANALYSIS OF STEPHEN COLBERT’S CHARACTER “STEVEN COLBERT”

TIMOTHY LAUXMAN

SMART STADIUMS: AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW THE “INTERNET OF THINGS” IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE WORLD

BRENDAN MELANDER

Volume 6 | Issue 1 | Fall 2016

THE SPORTS INDUSTRY’S NEW POWER PLAY: ATHLETE BIOMETRIC DATA DOMINATION WHO OWNS IT AND WHAT MAY BE DONE WITH IT? (Part Two in a Series)

KRISTY GALE

THE ONCE AND FUTURE NCAA AND COLLEGIATE SPORTS

JOSEPHINE (JO) R. POTUTO

STANDING IN THE OCTAGON: THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP’S BATTLE TO LEGALIZE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS IN NEW YORK STATE

MICHAEL ROMEO

IMPLICATIONS OF NCAA MANDATED GENETIC TESTING: LOOKING OUT FOR THE ATHLETES AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

JESSICA J. PRADO

MMA FIGHTING IS A RIGHT WORTHY OF PROTECTION UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT

IULIA TARANU

Volume 5 | Issue 2 | Spring 2016

Volume 5 | Issue 1 | Fall 2015

REFORM OF SPORTS GAMBLING IN THE UNITED STATES: LESSONS FROM DOWN UNDER

STEPHEN F. ROSS, JAMES GORMAN III, & RYAN MENTZER

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND THE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX: OLD ASSUMPTIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS FOR AN ISSUE OF CHARITABLE TAX EXEMPTIONS

RONI A. ELIAS

MCNAIR V. NCAA: WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE NCAA ENFORCEMENT PROCESS AND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT CREATES

JOHN CARLSON

FASHION NIGHTMARE! THE FUTURE OF CONSUMER 3-D PRINTING AND ONLINE COUNTERFEITING IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY

MICHAEL LYNCH

CHINA’S FILM CENSORSHIP PROGRAM AND HOW HOLLYWOOD CAN ENTER CHINA’S FILM MARKET

TIFFANY KWONG

COMMENT: AMATEUR AMBITION: HOW ATHLETIC PROGRAMS SHAPE UNIVERSITY POLICY

ANDREW WEIGEL

COMMENT: THE CHALLENGES FOR FASHION DESIGNERS UNDER LENZ AND THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

BRIAN POUDEROYEN

COMMENT: CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, S.A. V. YVES SAINT LAURENT AMERICA, INC. AND SINGLE-COLOR TRADEMARK PROTECTION THROUGH THE DOCTRINE OF SECONDARY-MEANING

NICOLE METZGAR-SCHALL

COMMENT: ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS: THE INTEGRATION OF HONG KONG INTO CHINA AND ITS IMPACT ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

JOHN KEITER

Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Spring 2015

THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: CHALLENGING THE UNDERLYING RATIONALE OF A LIMITED POSTMORTEM TERM

THOMAS BRIERTON, PETER BOWAL, & ASHLEY LAVON LEAK

NCAA DIVISION III ATHLETIC DIRECTORS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS, AND CHARACTERISTICS

GLENN M. WONG & JOSEPH R. PACE

PRIVACY ISSUES AND THE PAPARAZZI

DEVAN ORR

NCAA DRUG TESTING: IT’S TIME TO CHANGE

JASON LEWIS

THE END GAME: HOW THE NCAA HAS FAILED TO PREPARE STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR CAREERS AFTER SPORTS

MAGGIE WOOD

COMMENT: ENFORCING DRUG POLICIES IN COLLEGE SPORTS:  THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND NCAA

TYLER BROWN

COMMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE DEFINITION OF “CELEBRITY”:  A RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED PUBLIC POLICY RATIONALES FOR ENHANCED CELEBRITY PROTECTION AGAINST PAPARAZZI AND INVASION OF PRIVACY

ANNELISE DOMINGUEZ

COMMENT: THE NECESSITY OF THE NETWORK: WHY A SUCCESSFUL CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM FOR ATHLETES MUST BE TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATHLETES

KRISTYNE SCHAAF-OLSON

VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 1 | FALL 2014

A STRATEGY FOR STRENGTHENING INTERSCHOLASTIC GIRLS’ FOOTBALL AND STARTING INTERCOLLEGIATE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: A SPORT WHOSE TIME HAS COME

RODNEY K. SMITH, LINDSAY DEMERY, ERIKA TORREZ

A FIXATION ON MORAL RIGHTS: THE IMPLICATIONS OF KELLEY V. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT FOR COPYRIGHT AND VARA PROTECTION

DAWN LEUNG

LIABILITY ARISING FROM CTE IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MAY BECOME A MIGRAINE FOR THE SPORT’S FUTURE

WILL WAGNER

COMMENT: THE PROHIBITION OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING: HART-DEVLIN APPROVED

MICHAEL ORTIZ

COMMENT: WOMEN’S FOOTBALL DOWN THE FIELD: STRATEGIES AND MODELS FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE IMPLEMENTATION

VIKRAM AMRITRAJ

AN EXAMINATION OF THE KBO RESERVE CLAUSE AND ITS LEGAL IMPLICATIONS FOR AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYERS

JOHN KIM

THE CRUELEST SPORT: BOXING, BANNING, AND THE HART-DEVLIN DEBATE

JEREMY D. CAMACHO

THE CRUELEST SPORT: BOXING, BANNING, AND THE HART-DEVLIN DEBATE

JEREMY D. CAMACHO

COMMENT: AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYER RESERVE CLAUSE ISSUES RESURRECTED IN KOREA

LUKE WALKER

VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 2 | SPRING 2014

OUT OF “CONTROL”: THE OPERATION GOLD EXCEPTION AND THE NCAA’S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LAWSUIT UNDER TITLE VI

ROBERT C. BURNS

THE OLYMPICS, AMBUSH MARKETING AND SOCHI MEDIA

ADAM EPSTEIN

BASEBALL’S ANTITRUST EXEMPTION AND THE RULE OF REASON

JOSEPH CITELLI

COMMENT: NOT DEAD YET: HOW COPYRIGHT PROTECTS COMPOSERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

CASSANDRA TOTH & LAUREN HILL

COMMENT: THE DANGER OF AMBUSH MARKETING IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES, AND BALANCING THE INTERESTS OF THE ATHLETE’S SPONSORS WITH THE OLYMPICS’ OFFICIAL SPONSORS

DERRICK WRIGHT

DID COPYRIGHT KILL CLASSICAL MUSIC? COPYRIGHT’S IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TRADITION OF BORROWING IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

DAWN LEUNG

CREATING AN EQUITABLE PLAYING FIELD: VITAL PROTECTIONS FOR MALE ATHLETES IN REVENUE-GENERATING SPORTS WHO ARE PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN

JONATHAN STAHLER

COMMENT: THE NCAA AND FOREIGN OLYMPICS COMPETITORS: WE MAY TRAIN OUR OPPONENTS, BUT WE DON’T HAVE TO REWARD THEM

AMANDA NEWMAN

COMMENT: DEALING WITH THE COMPENSATION PROBLEM IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS: UP A CERTAIN CREEK, TRYING TO FIND A PADDLE