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A Florida appellate panel on Friday blocked a lower court's temporary injunction giving an extra year of eligibility for a college basketball player, ruling in a split opinion that the order's findings weren't sufficient to...more
Last week, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decided The New Lottery Company v Gambling Commission. This is the second case in which the CAT has decided a subsidy control case in favour of the public authority, applying...more
Does the NFL fight or punt? After a torturous four years of litigation, coach Brian Flores and his fellow plaintiff coaches have prevailed in their arguments that they should not be required to arbitrate their claims of...more
For a long time, game patents felt like a relic from an earlier era. Many developers may have assumed they were either expired, irrelevant, or unlikely to be enforced in a meaningful way. That view is starting to change....more
With the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at center stage, Milan is well placed to highlight a fashion innovation that is already accelerating in the city: technical textiles and smart textiles that deliver...more
On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 25-449, ending a multi-year effort to secure copyright protection for a work, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,”...more
In coordination with the Sports Lawyers Association, on Tuesday, March 3rd, Ropes & Gray partners Erica Han and PJ Sullivan joined Tamika Tremaglio, Managing Director at Secretariat Advisors and former Executive Director of...more
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee marks a significant development in the ongoing dispute over whether sports event contracts offered on prediction market platforms are...more
Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements move fast—especially when athletes transfer. That speed is one reason we’re seeing more disputes over liquidated damages provisions, sometimes described in news coverage as an “exit...more
On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced a settlement with PlayOn Sports (formerly 2080 Media, Inc.), imposing a $1.1 million administrative fine and sweeping compliance obligations....more
Common video game monetization models, like loot boxes and engagement-driven design patterns, face rising legal risk and are being reexamined under gambling, consumer protection, and children’s privacy laws....more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! I am not sure what’s more amazing – that Friday marks exactly five years since the Spotlight’s inception or that I have not been shut down yet. Whatever the answer, the amazement pales in...more
Thoughtful estate planning is essential for artists seeking to ensure the long‑term preservation, management, and presentation of their lifelong work....more
Global sporting events such as the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup generate extraordinary commercial opportunities and equally extraordinary corporate scrutiny. Companies often focus their risk planning on cybersecurity,...more
A California federal court has delivered a significant decision assessing the scope of the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) authority over high school sports, offering important guidance on the contours of the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Dr. Stephen Thaler’s appeal seeking copyright protection for his AI‑generated artwork A Recent Entrance to Paradise. The decision allows to stand the long series of administrative...more
District court denies WME’s, Dave Franco’s and Alison Brie’s motion to dismiss copyright infringement suit claiming that their film Together copied StudioFest’s screenplay Better Half, finding that Together and Better...more
The California attorney general has secured a stipulated Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Disney DTC LLC and ABC Enterprises Inc. resolving alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for public comments on developments in the sports broadcasting video marketplace, including the increasing shift of live sports from traditional broadcast and cable television...more
Can an arbitration provider force someone into arbitration who never signed the contract? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down the high-profile dispute...more
The Winter Games often bring a global audience in the billions. This large viewership underscores why everything viewers see on screen between graphics, music, uniforms, gear, and logos, carries real commercial value....more
Tampering has long been a hot topic in the NCAA membership, with a variety of opinions on how to best address the issue. This week, the NCAA Division I (DI) Cabinet took decisive action to combat tampering, endorsing a...more
Welcome to Erise’s new Trademarks and our Favorite Sports Quarterly (we’re workshopping the name) and it’s the first Grand Prix week of 2026 for FORMULA 1TM fans! And, for those of us trademark and legal nerds, there is no...more
With thousands of flights being cancelled, key airports in the Middle East closed, and consideration being given to suspension, postponement or cancellation of events in the region, sports and event organisers, promoters,...more
Imagine that your business has a collective bargaining agreement that is set to expire in a few months when, suddenly, the person primarily responsible for “carrying the ball” abruptly resigns. In an instant, the person...more