Cardozo AELJ

Book Ban Opponents Face an Uphill Battle with Current Discretionary Review Standards

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…

Zach Cihlar
September 27, 2022

70 Years of Dance: Copyrighting Choreography Since 1952

Choreography has long been a subject of controversy in the world of copyright. Despite its significance in the artistic community and the rise of social media in our everyday lives, choreography has not received the same property protections as other…

Annie Planker
September 27, 2022

Anticipating The New “Green Guides”: FTC Promises Review of Environmental Marketing Guidance

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is poised to review its “Green Guides,” a series of guidelines issued to help marketers make nondeceptive environmental claims that comply with federal regulations. Guidance is supplied for claims about a product or its packaging,…

Frances Bandas
September 20, 2022

Can the Big Five of Publishing Become the Big Four?

On March 4, 2020, ViacomCBS announced its intention to sell its book-publishing subsidiary, Simon & Schuster. This announcement came less than a year after the merger between Viacom and CBS. Since the 2019 merger, ViacomCBS decided to focus on television…

Olivia Nacionales
September 20, 2022

Cardozo AELJ’s Statement on YU’s Appeal to SCOTUS

The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (“AELJ”) strongly and unequivocally condemns Yeshiva University’s treatment of its LGBTQ+ undergraduate students. New York courts found that Yeshiva University’s refusal to recognize and fund the undergraduate LGBTQ+ group, Pride Alliance, was in…

Editorial Board
August 31, 2022

Crypto Enters the Courtroom: Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT finds itself in court

What if I told you that a digital portrait of an animated ape is claimed to be worth millions of dollars? Now, what if I told you that this digital portrait was stolen and then resold at a fraction of…

Alexander Aufrichtig
April 13, 2022

Central Park Needs More Women

On August 26th, 2020, the non-profit organization Monumental Women unveiled the first statue of women in Central Park, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument features Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,…

Madison Marlow
April 13, 2022

The Dua Lipa Copyright Controversy

Dua Lipa has come under fire after two separate copyright infringements claims were filed against her song “Levitating.” The popular song recently made history as the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit ever among women artists, surpassing the 69-week run of…

Caitlin Muraca
April 12, 2022

Implications of the Copyright Lawsuits Against Dua Lipa

If you were not aware of Dua Lipa due to her pop hits over the past few years, you may have heard her name in the news for other reasons. Recently, Dua Lipa has been sued for copyright infringement for…

Scott Semaya
April 12, 2022

Scènes à Faire in Music Copyright Cases: Why Don’t the Courts Make a Scène About Music?

The entertainment industry is known for producing all kinds of art, many of which are original works that inspire future creators to make their own. Often there is a reemergence of trends that come back stronger than it once was,…

Michelle Shabat
April 11, 2022