Volume 25, Issue 2
Through the Looking Glass with Alice: The Current Application and Future of Title IX in Athletics
Jun. 28, 2023—Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 373 (2023). This Article is a snapshot of the past pervasive discriminatory treatment of women in athletics and where women athletes and women’s athletics currently stand. It discusses some of the new challenges for Title IX enforcement—female transgender athletes and treatment of name,...
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...