By: Owen Williams As the 2024-25 season comes to an end, the NBA has the opportunity to reflect on its viewership trends ahead of its new media rights agreement for…
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From Diss Tracks to the Courts: Drake Sues His Own Label for Defamation
By: Tyler Steffen At the beginning of 2025, Aubrey Drake Graham (“Drake”) filed a lawsuit for defamation against his own label, Universal Music Group (UMG), over the release and promotion…
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Golf’s Newest Competition: TGL Disputes Their Use of LA Golf Club’s Trademarks
By: Shannon Kavanagh Golf, a sport rooted in tradition and custom, is being innovated by some of its best players. In 2022, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy teamed up to…
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My Most Valuable Possession: My Username and Password
By: Grant Sherman In today’s digital age nearly everyone owns a smartphone, laptop, or gaming console and interacts with software daily. The way media is shared and consumed has shifted…
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Colorado SB21-116: The Argument for Pro Sports Policies Limiting the Use of Cultural Mascots
By: Sydney Glover Halfway through the 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the then-Cleveland Indians announced that their 106-year-old name would be no more and that they would be known…
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PGMOL and the Erosion of Fair Play: How Refereeing Inconsistencies Are Undermining the Premier League
By: Shreyas Balu “People don’t expect a striker to score every time they shoot, but for us every decision needs to be correct,” argues Premier League referee, Darren England,[1] during…
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Ownership Rights in the Music Industry (Taylor’s Version)
By: Kristin DiMambro (Taylor’s Version). Why has this appeared on Taylor Swift’s songs in recent years? Swift decided to re-record the first six albums of her career after Scooter Braun’s…
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Lessons to Learn From The Pac-12’s Rebuild: Can Conferences Defend Themselves From Realignment?
By: Kaitlyn Scherz The Pac-12 we all knew and loved (or hated, depending on where you’re from) ended in 2024. With poor management regarding the conference’s media rights deal with…
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Chappell Roan’s Nightmare in Drag: How One Missouri Town Plans to Limit Drag Shows
By: M’Elise Salomon There are currently 530 anti-LGBTQ bills circulating in the U.S.[1] Meanwhile, Chappell Roan—popstar, drag queen, and queer icon—is parading around her NPR tiny desk concert in an…
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Spider-Man’s Web of Rights: Who Holds the Web?
By: Ahmad Daaboul Introduction[1] “With great power, comes great responsibility.” These iconic words have transcended dimensions, from Spider-Man comics to the real world, to become a timeless household quote. The…