Issue 2
The Music & The Movement: Race, Rhythm, and Social Justice
Mar. 23, 2025—Renee Nicole Allen | 27 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 239 (2025) From Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” to Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” to J. Cole’s “Be Free,” music has played a vital role in energizing social justice movements and elevating the legal and social issues facing Black people. An examination into the legal,...
Why Tennessee’s ELVIS Act Is the King of Artificial Intelligence Protections
Mar. 23, 2025—Sarah Luppen Fowler and John D. Fowler | 27 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 259 (2025) Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving and advancing quickly. As AI advances, it presents novel legal issues for individuals and industries alike. For example, AI can now mimic the voices of famous musicians so well that it can be...
Reimagining the Music Industry: In Search of a More Perfect Union
Mar. 23, 2025—Loren E. Mulraine | 27 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 279 (2025) This Article challenges the long-standing accepted business model of the music industry, including recording contract terms, ownership of masters, artist recoupment, and copyright terminations. It explores the negative implications of failing to revise these methods and neglecting to create a more equitable...
Trouble, Trouble, Trouble: Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, and Arbitration
Mar. 23, 2025—Professor Imre S. Szalai | 27 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 301 (2025) Through Ticketmaster’s use of arbitration and the controversy surrounding Ticketmaster’s botched sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, this Article explores problems with the broad use of arbitration in the United States. Arbitration, a private contractual method of resolving disputes in...