Why VIZIO’s Settlement with the FTC Matters

Chances are, if you owned a VIZIO TV from February 2014 to late 2016 and the default “Smart Interactivity” feature was enabled, your TV was transmitting second-by-second information back to VIZIO about what you were watching–be it from your cable…

MLB Reacts to Cardinal’s-Astro’s Hacking Scandal

On July, 2016, Chris Correa, the former Scouting Director of the St. Louis Cardinals, was sentenced to 46-months in prison, and fined approximately $300,000.00, for hacking the Houston Astro’s database in 2013-2014.[1] He pled guilty to “five criminal counts for…

Comic Law Con

THE 2017 AELJ SYMPOSIUM The First Ever Comic Law Con Friday, March 24, 2017   |   3:00 – 6:30 PM REGISTER Location: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Jacob Burns Moot Court Room Description: The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal invites you to…

First Round Note Publication Announcement

It is our distinct pleasure to announce that the following students’ Notes have been selected for publication in Volume 36 of the Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal:   Matthew LoBello Jessica Mauceri Jessica Rosen Casey Thomas   Congratulations on your…

Pay for Play: The Issue of Publicity Rights in the NCAA

The right of publicity provides protection to an individual and prevents another individual or corporation from exploiting their identity or likeness for commercial gain without first securing permission.[1]  However, this protection is seemingly non-existent for college athletes and the NCAA…

Ruling in “Star Trek” Fan Film Dispute

Earlier this month the Central District Court of California made a ruling that Axanar Productions cannot claim fair use as a defense in the Paramount and CBS copyright lawsuit over a fan-made prequel to the Star Trek series. In 2015,…
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