Featured Cases

• National Football Scouting, Inc. v. Rang et al

  3:2011cv05762
  Filed in Washington Western District Court
  Type of Suit: Copyrights
  Plaintiff: National Football Scouting, Inc. Defendant: Rob Rang and The Sports XChange, Inc.
  Judge: Ronald B. Leighton
  Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
  (September 22, 2011)

• Lucas Entertainment, Inc. v. Davis

  3:2011cv01676
  Filed in Texas Northern District Court
  Type of Suit: Copyrights
  Plaintiff: Lucas Entertainment, Inc. Defendant: Aaron Davi.
  Judge: Barbara M.G. Lynn
  Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
  (August 3, 2011)

• Righthaven LLC v. Allec et al

  2:2011cv00532
  Filed in Nevada District Court
  Type of Suit: Copyrights
  Defendant: Rick Allec and RX Advertising, Inc. LLC. Plaintiff: Righthaven LLC.
  Judge: Kent J. Dawson
  Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
  (April 19, 2011)

• MGA Entertainment Inc v. Mattel Inc et al

  2:2011cv01063
  Filed in California Central District Court
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  Defendant: Mattel Inc and Robert A Eckert. Plaintiff: MGA Entertainment Inc.
  Judge: David O. Carter
  (March 30, 2011)

• Garrard et al v. JAX or Better, LLC et al

  3:2011cv00039
  Filed in Florida Middle District Court
  Type of Suit: Trademark
  Plaintiff: David Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars, LTD., National Football League and NFL Properties LLC. Defendant: JAX or Better, LLC, Cruises to Nowhere, LLC and Mark Slotkin.
  Judge: Howell W. Melton
  Cause Of Action: Trademark Infringement
  (February 27, 2011)

Legislation

• Bill Enacted: S.3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

  A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short-term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting.
  December 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-459.
  (December 22, 2008)

• Bill Introduced: S.Res.725 A resolution acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the ...

  A resolution acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.
  (December 7, 2008)

• Bill Enacted: S.602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007

  A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology.
  December 01, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-452.
  (November 30, 2008)

• Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008

  A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
  (November 15, 2008)

• Bill Enacted: H.R.6531 Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008

  To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.
  October 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-434.
  (October 14, 2008)

Regulations

• Rule - Television Broadcasting Services: Nashville, TN

  Federal Communications Commission
  Rule
  Television Broadcasting Services:
  Nashville, TN
  ,
  33656-33657 [2011-14313]
  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 11-29; RM-11622, DA 11-949] Television Broadcasting Services; Nashville, TN AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by NewsChannel 5 Network, LLC (``NewsChannel 5''), the licensee of WTVF(TV), requesting the substitution of channel 25 for channel 5 at Nashville. According to NewsChannel 5, after WTVF(TV) transitioned from its pre-transition... [read document]
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  (June 8, 2011)

• Rule - Maritime Communications

  Federal Communications Commission
  Rule
  Maritime Communications
  ,
  33653-33656 [2011-14314]
  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Parts 2, 80 and 90 [WT Docket No. 04-344; FCC 11-80] Maritime Communications AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) denies a petition for reconsideration of the period in which inland VPCSA incumbents must vacate Channel 87B, and declines to extend this period generally to non-AIS operations because such an extension would undermine the primary... [read document]
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  (June 8, 2011)

• Proposed Rule - Outage Reporting to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service and ...

  Federal Communications Commission
  Proposed Rule
  Outage Reporting to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service and Broadband Internet Service Providers
  ,
  33686-33699 [2011-14311]
  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 4 [PS Docket No. 11-82; FCC 11-74] Proposed Extension of Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Outage Reporting to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers and Broadband Internet Service Providers AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to seek comment on a proposal to extend the Commission's communications outage reporting requirements to... [read document]
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  (June 8, 2011)

• Proposed Rule - Provisions of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced ...

  Federal Communications Commission
  Proposed Rule
  Provisions of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services:
  2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands
  ,
  32901-32906 [2011-14001]
  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 27 [WT Docket No. 03-66; RM-11614; FCC 11-81] The Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a proposal to use wider channel bandwidths for the provision of broadband services in certain spectrum bands. Specifically, we consider changes to... [read document]
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  (June 6, 2011)

• Rule - Cable Landing Licenses; Correction

  Federal Communications Commission
  Rule
  Cable Landing Licenses; Correction
  ,
  32866-32867 [2011-14009]
  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [DA 11-668] Cable Landing Licenses; Correction AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Correcting amendment. SUMMARY: This document contains a corrected mailing address for the Defense Information Systems Agency in the regulations that we published in the Federal Register of January 14, 2002, 67 FR 1615. DATES: Effective June 7, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Downs at (202) 418-0412 or JoAnn Sutton at (202) 418-1372 of... [read document]
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  (June 6, 2011)

Articles

• Does Self-Regulation of Advertisement Length Improve Consumer Welfare?

  ISER Discussion Paper No. 829 Taisuke Matsubae and Noriaki Matsushima Competition Policy Research Center and Osaka University - Institute of Social and Economic Research Date Posted: January 19, 2012 Working Paper Series 8 downloads Innovation Challenges for Positive Services Jay Rao and Ivor Morgan Babson and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: January 19, 2012 Working Paper Series 4 downloads Ten Years After: Bartnicki v. Vopper as a Laboratory for First Amendment Advocacy and Analysis University of Louisville Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 287-335, 2011, University of Baltimore School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-5 Eric Easton University of Baltimore - School of Law Date Posted: January 18, 2012 Last Revised: February 14, 2012
  (February 13, 2012)

• The Narcotic Effect of Antitrust Law in Professional Sports: How the Sherman Act Subverts ...

  Tulane Law Review, Vol. 89, 2012 Michael H. LeRoy University of Illinois College of Law Date Posted: September 27, 2011 Accepted Paper Series 99 downloads Own‐ and Cross‐Price Elasticities for Games within a State Lottery Portfolio Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 29, Issue 4, pp. 536-549, 2011 David Forrest and Levi Perez University of Salford and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: September 21, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Inter-Industry Employment Spillovers from Inbound Tourism Johnson School Research Paper Series No. 57-2011 Renáta Kosová and Vrinda Kadiyali Cornell University and Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Date Posted: September 20, 2011 Last Revised: February 10, 2012
  (February 9, 2012)

• The Age of Innocence: The First 25 Years of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1906 ...

  Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2006, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-6, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2012-6 W. Burlette Carter George Washington University - Law School Date Posted: February 15, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 3 downloads Corruption and Referee Bias in Football: The Case of Calciopoli Walter Distaso , Leone Leonida , Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti and Pietro Navarra Imperial College Business School , University of London , University of Essex and University of Messina - Institute of Economics and Finance Date Posted: February 13, 2012 Working Paper Series 5 downloads Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment IZA Discussion Paper No. 6316 Loukas Balafoutas , Florian Lindner and Matthias Sutter University of Innsbruck , affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Innsbruck Date Posted: February 12, 2012 Working Paper Series 1 downloads Crime and Punishment in the National Basketball Association Ryan M. Rodenberg and David Berri Florida State University and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: February 09, 2012 Working Paper Series Greece, the Image of a Successful Brand Andra Maria Fântânariu Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Date Posted: February 08, 2012 Working Paper Series 3 downloads Clashes and Compromises: Investment Policies in Tourism Destinations Guido Candela , Massimiliano Castellani and Maurizio Mussoni University of Bologna - Department of Economics , University of Bologna - Department of Economics and University of Bologna - Department of Economics Date Posted: February 07, 2012 Working Paper Series 2 downloads The Importance of Betting Early LABSI Working Paper No. 37/2012 Alessandro Innocenti , Tommaso Nannicini and Roberto Ricciuti University of Siena - Labsi Experimental Economics Laboratory , Bocconi University - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) and University of Verona - Department of Economics Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Working Paper Series 5 downloads Event Clustering and Abnormal Returns: Reassessing the Informational Value of Bets Massimiliano Castellani , Pierpaolo Pattitoni and Roberto Patuelli University of Bologna - Department of Economics , University of Bologna - Department of Management and University of Bologna - Department of Economics Date Posted: February 04, 2012 Last Revised: February 06, 2012
  (February 5, 2012)

• European Union Gambling at the Intersection of Policy and Litigation

  Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 1-9, 2011 Anastasios Kaburakis and Ryan M. Rodenberg Saint Louis University - John Cook School of Business - Department of Management and Florida State University Date Posted: December 28, 2011 Accepted Paper Series 9 downloads European Union Law, Gambling, and Sport Betting - European Court of Justice, Member States Case Law, and Policy SPORTS BETTING: LAW & POLICY, Anderson, P., Blackshaw, I., Siekmann, R., and Soek, J., eds., Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag Anastasios Kaburakis Saint Louis University - John Cook School of Business - Department of Management Date Posted: December 28, 2011 Last Revised: February 04, 2012
  (February 3, 2012)

• Talent and/or Popularity: What Does it Take to Be a Superstar?

  Economic Inquiry, Vol. 50, Issue 1, pp. 202-216, 2012 Egon P. Franck and Stephan Nuesch University of Zurich - Department of Business Administration (IBW) and University of Zurich - Department of Business Administration (IBW) Date Posted: January 06, 2012 Accepted Paper Series Tourism Development and Economic Growth in Developing Countries The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 61-63, 2012 E. M. Ekanayake and Aubrey E. Long Bethune-Cookman University and Bethune-Cookman University Date Posted: January 06, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 19 downloads Are College Athletes Economically Exploited? Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 101, 2012 Ahmed Taha Wake Forest University - School of Law Date Posted: January 01, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 29 downloads Odds: Gambling, Law, and Strategy in the European Union Business Law International, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 63-96, 2012 Anastasios Kaburakis and Ryan M. Rodenberg Saint Louis University - John Cook School of Business - Department of Management and Florida State University Date Posted: January 01, 2012 Last Revised: February 03, 2012
  (February 2, 2012)

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