Author: Al Roundtree, J.D Candidate, Class of 2013, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law “What a prosperous looking bunch of lawyers,” was keynote speaker Scott Borchetta’s opening remark to the assembled group of entertainment lawyers, music industry professionals, and law students…
Author: Russell Hasan, Esq., Member of the Bar of the State of New York, J.D. UConn Law 2011 Some academics have raised concerns that copyright law might be in conflict with First Amendment free speech law. Some scholars fear that…
Author: Ryan Brewer, J.D Candidate, Class of 2014, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law The Cardozo IP & Information Law Program kicked off its fall 2012 IP Speaker Series with a presentation by Professor Peter Swire. Professor Swire teaches at…
Author: Paul G. Anderson, Associate, Ritholz Levy Sanders Chidekel & Fields LLP Copyright, compared to other forms of intellectual property, is acutely and uniquely attuned to the film and television industry. Somewhat distinctive of these industries are the numerous, low–threshold…
Author: Paul G. Anderson, Associate, Ritholz Levy Sanders Chidekel & Fields LLP An action for declaratory judgment provides a party with the unique opportunity to obtain a preventative, binding ruling on “a case of actual controversy.” Crucially, if a declaratory…
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…
Author: Simon Bernstein, Executive Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal On Monday, March 12th, Commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell, penalized the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys for “contract practices . . . during the 2010…
Author: Joseph Gutmann, Staff Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Electronic Arts (“EA”) has had some legal issues lately. They’ve beaten former NFL running back Jim Brown and former Rutgers quarterback Ryan Hart in lawsuits over the use of…
Author: Eric Null, Senior Articles Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal The debate about network neutrality—the idea that packets of information traversing the pipes that connect us to the Internet should be treated equally and on a best-efforts basis—is…
Author: Agatha M. Cole, Staff Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal In August of 2005, a Florida investigator on the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforce—a national network of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies dedicated to preventing…
Author: Danielle Gorman, Staff Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal On February 13, 2012, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, whose recent success has spawned a plethora of Lin-based catchphrases, filed a federal trademark application for the term…
Author: Steven A. Sutro, Staff Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal The “Pirate Party” has started to enter the mainstream. Regional pirate parties with a focus on promoting Internet privacy, digital intellectual property reform, and government transparency began forming…
