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The Power and Failure of FIFA to Be a Force for LGBTQ and Human Rights

The FIFA World Cup began in November, and with it, the attention of an anticipated three billion viewers turned to this year’s host nation Qatar. Qatar is the first Middle Eastern country to host the event and has spent billions…

Isaac Gamboa
November 20, 2022

Spotify v. Apple—Why These Two Tech Giants Don’t See Eye-to-Eye

On October 25, 2022, the audio streaming platform Spotify posted an article on their blog titled It’s Past Time to Play Fair: Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior Hurts Everyone—Including Audiobook Listeners, Publishers, and Authors. The article links to a self-published website devoted…

Dylan Blanchard
November 15, 2022

Netflix Copyright Lawsuit Results in Final Curtain for “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” Could Other Fanworks Be Next?

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…

Madeleine Higgs
November 15, 2022

The PGA Tour v. LIV Golf: The Antitrust Case

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…

Alexandria Ciardullo
November 9, 2022

Ed Sheeran Copyright Victory Highlights Issues in the Music Industry

Ed Sheeran won a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against him for alleged copyright infringement in his popular song “Shape of You” in 2018. The Grammy-winning song, which also holds the title of the most streamed song on Spotify, was accused…

Shayna Grife
October 4, 2022

Labeling “the Last Prisoners:” New Legislation Requires New York Museums to Identify Nazi-looted Artwork

“[S]he walked through the apartment and she turned to the SS men and she said, ‘Ich habe gernes. Alles.’ – ‘I like it. All of it.’ … they took everything out of [ ] our house.” The “greatest art theft…

Stephanny Avshalomov
October 4, 2022

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