Spring 2024: Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

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Entertainment & Sports

The Rap-to-Prison Pipeline and the Erasure of Black Rappers

Dominique Fontenette Davillier

An analysis of the impact of implicit bias on Black male rappers. It calls attention to the fact that this issue does not start in the courtroom and a multi-layered solution is needed in order to create a more equitable music industry.

Big Business: Music Catalog Acquisitions

Bakita Hill, Esq.

What is a music catalog and why they are so valuable? We explore the benefits to selling or buying a music catalog and discuss notable music catalog purchases from recent years.

Entertainment & Sports

Athletic Event Safety: Highlighting the Need for Greater Emergency Response Equipment and Training

Madeline J. Drechsel, Shelley L. Payne and Matthew A. Pickard

A statute requiring the implementation of Emergency Action Plans would reduce the number of injuries that occur during sports activities at all levels and decrease the cost associated with such injuries.

Litigation & Industry Updates

Thomas J. Kliebhan, Gordon, Rees, Scully, Mansukhani, LLP. (Editor), Amanda J. Alasauskas, Swanson, Martin, & Bell, LLP. (Editor), Brian A. Rosenblatt, Downey & Lenkov LLC. (Editor), Contributing Authors: Alexa Tipton (Irwin IP), Colette Manahan (DePaul University College of Law), Brenna Bellew (DePaul University College of Law)

Summaries of recent Entertainment and Sports Law cases throughout 2023 focusing on litigation and the industry.

Entertainment & Sports

John Weston Parry's The Burden of Sports: How and Why Athletes Struggle with Mental Health by

Arielle Zamora

A comprehensive treatment of the struggles elite athletes and those trying to become elite have with their mental health and emotional well-being.

Entertainment & Sports

Letter From The Editor

Brian A. Rosenblatt

The Editor-in-Chief for the Journal announces the newest issue, congratulates recent law school graduates, and offers deadlines for article submissions for the next issues of the publication.

2024 ELI Writing Competition

Entertainment & Sports

Winning Essay: Post-Mortem Right of Publicity and Technological Advancements

Olivia Fortunato

Beyond an artist’s musical work, they are celebrities commercially exploiting their name, image, and likeness (NIL) to have a successful and long-lasting career.

Entertainment & Sports

Runner-Up Essay: BMI’s for-profit model and consent decree regulation

Matthew Citron

Analysis of potential problems BMI may face as a for-profit, investor-owned entity under the consent decrees.

Runner-Up Essay: A “Perfect Storm” for Reworking the Copyright Test

Emily Cohen

In the modern era, any person can gain access to streaming platforms and then theoretically will also have access to any song posted on these platforms.

Renew Your ABA Membership

Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

A Beginner’s Guide to NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Rights

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