The past few years have seen several libel claims based on dramatic portrayals of real people. With this in mind, will movies and television shows be forced to include disclaimers regarding the fictional nature of such portrayals?

The past few years have seen several libel claims based on dramatic portrayals of real people. With this in mind, will movies and television shows be forced to include disclaimers regarding the fictional nature of such portrayals?

The USWNT and U.S. Soccer Federation have made substantial progress toward resolving the issues involved in USWNT’s longstanding discrimination lawsuit in settling many of their work condition claims. However, the parties still have a long way to go to resolve the overarching issue of equal pay.

The USWNT and U.S. Soccer Federation have made substantial progress toward resolving the issues involved in USWNT’s longstanding discrimination lawsuit in settling many of their work condition claims. However, the parties still have a long way to go to resolve the overarching issue of equal pay.

The end-of-year shopping season started strong in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that kept many consumers in their homes and buying online. Brand owners and sellers should thus be mindful of the various options at their disposal to stop counterfeit goods from stealing legitimate e-sales and disappointing unsuspecting consumers who are unable to inspect goods when purchasing online.

The end-of-year shopping season started strong in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that kept many consumers in their homes and buying online. Brand owners and sellers should thus be mindful of the various options at their disposal to stop counterfeit goods from stealing legitimate e-sales and disappointing unsuspecting consumers who are unable to inspect goods when purchasing online.

After several months of anticipation, the U.S. Copyright Office has finally released a new option for registering a group of short online literary works. Under the new “GRTX” application, authors can now register up to 50 individual short literary works in one application and for one fee, giving authors of short stories, blog posts, or online articles a more simplified and cost-friendly option to enjoy the benefits of a copyright registration in their works.

After several months of anticipation, the U.S. Copyright Office has finally released a new option for registering a group of short online literary works. Under the new “GRTX” application, authors can now register up to 50 individual short literary works in one application and for one fee, giving authors of short stories, blog posts, or online articles a more simplified and cost-friendly option to enjoy the benefits of a copyright registration in their works.

William Shakespeare famously wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name?” To a modern reader, this reference frequently suggests that names are arbitrary labels.  Recently, there has been increased attention around use of the name, image and likeness (NIL) of student-athletes. When we ask a similar question of student-athletes – what’s in a name, image and likeness? – we discover far more than arbitrary labels. 

William Shakespeare famously wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name?” To a modern reader, this reference frequently suggests that names are arbitrary labels.  Recently, there has been increased attention around use of the name, image and likeness (NIL) of student-athletes. When we ask a similar question of student-athletes – what’s in a name, image and likeness? – we discover far more than arbitrary labels.