True crime reporting has long captivated audiences. By reporting details of an actual crime in a sensationalized way, the genre is often described as “infotainment” – the blending of information and entertainment. The modern genre was likely inaugurated by Truman…
Crowdfunding has become a popular new way for filmmakers as well as entrepreneurs, small businesses, and philanthropists to raise capital by obtaining small contributions from a large number of individuals over the Internet. Websites such as Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub, and…
Kristen Niven, Acquisitions Editor of Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Volume 33, won first place in the 2014 Honorable William Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition, awarded by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association. Her note, Towards a New…
Author: Marc Pellegrino, J.D Candidate, Class of 2014, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law The line is increasingly blurred between what content is or is not endorsed by a particular entity online. Social marketing outlets like Facebook and Twitter allow bloggers,…
Author: Melissa Rachel Heller, J.D Candidate, Class of 2014, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Tennis Channel and Comcast have been engaged in a bitter dispute over the provider’s refusal to carry Tennis Channel since July 2010. Tennis Channel claimed…
