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Title IX vs. NCAA: A Gameplan for Championship Equity
Jun. 28, 2023—Leigh Ernst Friestedt | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 307 (2023). In 1972, Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments Act (Title IX) to prohibit sex-based discrimination in “any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” While the original legislation did not stipulate “athletics,” Title IX has had a profound impact...
Copyright Co-Ownership in Uncertain Times: How Security Interests Can Save the Day
Jun. 28, 2023—Evie Whiting & Ashleigh Stanley | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 291 (2023). Films and television series are increasingly being created under a co-production model, making copyright co-ownership a common occurrence in the world of Hollywood content creation. So long as each co-owner’s rights are pre-negotiated and specifically delineated in their contracts, the...
Prospecting, Sharecropping, and the Recording Industry
Jun. 28, 2023—Olufunmilayo Arewa & Matt Stahl | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 267 (2023). Digital-era disruption has had a significant impact on the recording industry and the business of music more generally. Digital-era music disruption draws attention to patterns of continuity within the recording industry. Notably, despite widespread use of digital technologies for the...