Featured Cases

• BOYD et al v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al

  2:2012cv00092
  Filed in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
  Type of Suit: Other Personal Injury
  Plaintiff: BRENT BOYD, MARGENE ADKINS, FRED ANDERSON, CHARLES ANTHONY, LIONEL ANTOINE and other. Defendant: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE and NFL PROPERTIES LLC.
  Judge: ANITA B. BRODY
  Cause Of Action: Diversity-Personal Injury
  (February 2, 2012)

• Butler et al v. National Basketball Association et al

  0:2011cv03352
  Filed in Minnesota District Court
  Type of Suit: Other
  Plaintiff: James Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver, Derrick William, Carmelo Anthony and other. Defendant: National Basketball Association, Atlanta Hawks, LP, Banner Seventeen LLC, Bobcats Basketball, LLC, Chicago Professional Sports Limited Partnership and other.
  Judge: Patrick J. Schiltz
  (December 11, 2011)

• Washington et al v. National Football League et al

  0:2011cv03354
  Filed in Minnesota District Court
  Type of Suit: Other
  Plaintiff: Gene Washington, Diron Talbert and Sean Lumpkin. Defendant: National Football League, NFL Ventures, L.P., NFL Productions, LLC, NFL Enterprises, LLC, Arizona Cardinals, Inc. and other.
  Judge: Patrick J. Schiltz
  (December 1, 2011)

• 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)

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

• 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 1 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 1 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 8 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 17 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 24 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)

• Exports and Olympic Games: Is there a Signal Effect?

  Wolfgang Maennig and Felix Richter University of Hamburg - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Hamburg - Department of Economics and Politics Date Posted: September 29, 2011 Last Revised: February 01, 2012
  (January 31, 2012)

• Press ‘Omerta’: How Newspapers’ Failure to Report the Phone Hacking Scandal Exposed the ...

  THE PHONE HACKING SCANDAL: JOURNALISM ON TRIAL, Bury St Edmunds: Abramis, January 2012 Daniel Bennett and Judith Townend War Studies Department, King's College London and Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism, City University London Date Posted: February 10, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 8 downloads Piracy and Creation: The Case of the Music Industry Maya Bacache , Marc Bourreau and François Moreau affiliation not provided to SSRN , Telecom ParisTech and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: February 07, 2012 Working Paper Series 7 downloads Sony's Redemption: The Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD Standards War Brian P. Cozzarin , BonWoo Koo and William Lee University of Waterloo - Department of Management Sciences , University of Waterloo and University of Waterloo Date Posted: February 01, 2012 Working Paper Series 4 downloads TV Wars: Exclusive Content and Platform Competition in Pay TV CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8781 Helen Weeds University of Warwick - Department of Economics Date Posted: January 31, 2012 Working Paper Series 3 downloads How Broadcasters Got Tenure Jock Given Swinburne Institute for Social Research Date Posted: January 25, 2012 Working Paper Series 1 downloads The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music Sales: Evidence from an Event Study in France Brett Danaher , Michael D. Smith , Rahul Telang and Siwen Chen Wellesley College - Department of Economics , Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management , Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: January 22, 2012 Last Revised: January 31, 2012
  (January 30, 2012)

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