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No parley for pirates: Federal Court (Canada) grants innovative remedy to combat sports piracy

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In Rogers Media Inc et al v John Doe 1 et al, 2024 FC 1082, the Federal Court (Canada) (the Court) issued the first site-blocking judgment allowing the applicants to simultaneously protect live content in multiple sports...more

Butler Snow LLP

New Utah NHL Team Takes Shot-Pass With Nine Intent-to-Use Trademark Applications

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Though the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, a lot of off-ice activity is happening as a result of the sale of the Arizona Coyotes to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith’s Smith Entertainment Group. Most hockey...more

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Media & Entertainment: 10 Legal Developments Impacting Business and Legal Decisions

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With 2024 underway, our team highlights 10 of the most pressing legal issues facing the media and entertainment industry this year. In 2024, media and entertainment businesses will focus on whether the longstanding tenet...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024 #3

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Dartmouth College must bargain with its men’s basketball team after the National Labor Relations Board certified the players’ recent landmark vote to unionize with the Service Employees International Union on Thursday, but a...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

PA Commonwealth Court Invalidates City of Pittsburgh's Local Income Tax on Nonresident Sports Facility Workers

On January 10, 2024, the Commonwealth Court held in NHL Players Ass’n v. City of Pittsburgh, (No. 1150 C.D. 2022) that the City of Pittsburgh’s Facility Tax — a unique tax on nonresidents who use a sports stadium or arena...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

PA Commonwealth Court Invalidates City of Pittsburgh’s Local Income Tax on Nonresident Sports Facility Workers

On January 10, 2024, the Commonwealth Court held in NHL Players Ass’n v. City of Pittsburgh, (No. 1150 C.D. 2022) that the City of Pittsburgh’s Facility Tax — a unique tax on nonresidents who use a sports stadium or arena...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Metropolitans versus Kraken in Hockey Jersey Logo Dispute

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Seattle Metropolitans Hockey LLC has filed suit against Seattle Hockey Partners LLC alleging causes of action related to trademark infringement involving the Seattle Metropolitans “S” logo, shown above....more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Future of Virtual Reality in Sports with Bob Tetiva, Founder & CEO, Sense Arena

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In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” hosts Darius Gambino and Brian Landry from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming & Esports Practice talk to Bob Tetiva, Founder and CEO of Sense Arena, a virtual reality training platform for elite...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Resignation of NHL coach provides lesson for employers

Employees have a right to privacy. Mike Babcock is one of the most successful coaches in the National Hockey League. He has won 700 games with three different teams and led the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in the...more

Morgan Lewis

Still Hot: Why Global Sports Keep Attracting Record-Breaking Investments

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Private equity firms, financial sponsors, and sovereign wealth funds continue to invest in global sports organizations. Financial sponsor–led investments were more prevalent at the beginning of the century in Europe and...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Diamond Sports Group, LLC’s Potential Bankruptcy and Its Effects on MLB, NHL & NBA Teams

A subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Diamond Sports Group, LLC (“Diamond”) (branded as Bally Sports) which operates 19 regional sports networks that televise MLB, NHL and NBA games is inching towards bankruptcy. On...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Leave DOL for NHL

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Although not yet officially announced, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden Administration soon, to become the Executive Director of the National Hockey League (NHL) Players Association. Secretary...more

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Is Pay for Parity or Performance?

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California joined the ranks of statutory pay transparency when Governor Newsom signed a bill into law that requires California employers (of 15 or more) to publicize the pay scale for any advertised positions. The new law,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Baiting the Line: Can Professional Sports Leagues or Teams Sign NIL Deals with College Athletes?

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Where’s the line between permissible NIL deal and impermissible “pay for play” when it comes to professional teams offering NIL deals? Name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements between collegiate student-athletes and...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - July 2022

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. In this double...more

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New MLB CBA to Allow Uniform Sponsorships

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On March 10, Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association agreed to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement, ending a 99-day lockout that was the first official MLB work stoppage since 1994. As part of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 1

Welcome to our third volume of Unprecedented. While we would like to retire this publication because COVID-19 has been eradicated and all litigation has withered away, we all know that is not the case. If anything, COVID-19...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Leadership Failure: Chicago Blackhawks Organization and the NHLPA

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Inaction in Face of Sexual Assault Allegation- A 20-year-old player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization, Kyle Beach, filed a lawsuit against the team in May 2021 alleging he was sexually assaulted by the team’s video...more

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HUB Talks: Talking Sports Law: An Interview with the Legal Team from Canucks Sports and Entertainment

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On this episode of Talking Sports Law, co-hosts John Wilson and Trevor Gates head “north of the border” to speak with Chris Gear (Chief Legal Officer and Assistant General Manager) and Chris Beardsmore (Vice President and...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - June 2021

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Athletes and entertainers are people, too. Albeit, incredibly talented people, but deserving of the same treatment with dignity and respect as how we would want ourselves to be treated. For better or worse, sometimes their...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - May 2021

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Hope is in the air (not to mention copious amounts of tree pollen) here in New York – and that’s to say nothing of the Knicks’ hardwood resurgence, the Giants’ highly-acclaimed moves in last week’s NFL Draft and the Yankees’...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - April 2021 #5

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First and foremost (and not to detract from Sir Anthony Hopkins—lest I incur the wrath of Hannibal Lecter himself), the late Chadwick Boseman should have won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black...more

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Reducing Liability for Concussion-Related Lawsuits: Document Your Training and Education

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Anyone paying attention to the sports world in the past several years is well aware of the spotlight focused on concussions and head trauma. Much of the attention has come from high-profile, class-action lawsuits against...more

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Equity Crowdfunding: Offering Fans a True Stake in Their Favorite Teams

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We’ve all been there—that incredible moment when our favorite team is driving down the field for the go-ahead touchdown, has runners in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth inning, or has a penalty kick in the 89th...more

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COVID-19 Has Created Some Challenging Labor Issues for Professional Sports Leagues

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Professional sports leagues and their stakeholders are facing numerous challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Hockey League (NHL) was nearly finished with its regular season when it shut down. Major...more

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