True crime[1] has become a cultural phenomenon that has captivated the attention of millions of people across various media platforms.[2] Although the genre’s origins date back centuries,[3] in recent years, true crime has surged in popularity, in part, because of…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Raven Berzal discusses her Note, Accelerating Toward the Inevitable: How Covid-19…
The golf world is once again experiencing drama as Patrick Reed recently filed a defamation suit against the Golf Channel and Brandel Chamblee, seeking over $750 million in damages. Reed claims he has been a target of criticism since he…
The Super Bowl is a highly-anticipated, star-studded event that appeals to sports fans and commercial-lovers alike. In the 2021 season, it was estimated that at least 208 million viewers watched Super Bowl LVI with the halftime show attracting over 103…
Serial killers have always caused controversy. They have been talked about, feared, studied, and after their deaths, they have been remembered and memorialized in various forms of art. In pursuit of success and fame, movie and documentary directors attempt to…
Shortly after the first season of the Netflix television show Bridgerton debuted, another project began. Struggling musician Abigail Barlow found inspiration in the show, which she felt had an inherent quality that lent itself perfectly to a Broadway-style musical. After…
There has been controversy in the world of professional golf over recent months with the emergence of LIV Golf. Funded by Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, LIV has undergone criticism for being a tool used to “sportswash” Saudi Arabia’s terrible…
On October 25th, 2021, Texas State Representative Matt Krause, in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee on General Investigating, circulated a letter addressed to the Texas Education Agency and school-district superintendents. The letter requested that superintendents identify and investigate…
What is the value of art? Is it how it looks? Is it the artist who created it? Or is it how much it will appreciate in the future? MSCHF (pronounced “mischief”), the Brooklyn-based art collector, is challenging the “capital-A…
Many television shows that have concluded and/or gone off the air have found second lives via streaming services. “Friends” and “Sex & the City,” which both aired their last episodes in 2004, are available on HBO Max. “Seinfeld,” which concluded…
Olivia Rodrigo and her co-writer, Daniel Nigro, have retroactively given songwriting credits to artists they assert inspired parts of, or the essence of, their hit songs ‘good 4 u’ and ‘deja vu.’ The process of giving retroactive songwriting credit, in…
Introduction Section 230 immunity of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) shields internet service providers from liability for the content posted on their sites by third-party users in almost all instances. One such instance is libelous tweets, meaning Twitter cannot be…
