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)

• Washington et al v. National Football League et al

  0:2011cv03354
  Filed in Minnesota District Court
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  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
  Cause Of Action: Antitrust Litigation
  (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)

• 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)

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

• Barriers to Entry and Competitive Behavior: Evidence from Reforms of Cable Franchising Regulations

  Ross School of Business Paper Sutirtha Bagchi and Jagadeesh Sivadasan The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business Date Posted: May 23, 2013 Working Paper Series 2 downloads The Viability of the $30 (or Less) Casebook Lydia Pallas Loren Lewis & Clark Law School Date Posted: May 23, 2013 Working Paper Series 2 downloads Digital Music Consumption on the Internet: Evidence from Clickstream Data Bertin Martens European Union - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Date Posted: May 16, 2013 Working Paper Series 9 downloads Rumor Has It: Sensationalism in Financial Media Kenneth R. Ahern and Denis Sosyura University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and University of Michigan - The Stephen M. Ross School of Business Date Posted: May 14, 2013 Last Revised: May 21, 2013
  (May 20, 2013)

• The Power of Self-Promotion: Twitter Followers and Guaranteed Purses in Professional Boxing, ...

  David Chaplin Northwest Nazarene University - Business and Economics Date Posted: April 30, 2013 Working Paper Series 17 downloads Tourism Economics in Saudi Arabia: PP-VAR Approach Ageli, Mohammed Moosa (2013): Tourism Economics in Saudi Arabia: PP-VAR Approach. Asian Journal of Business and Management , Vol. 1, No. 1 (1. April 2013): pp. 21-27. Mohammed Moosa Ageli King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Date Posted: April 29, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 7 downloads Profit Determination for a Guided Tour Provider Operating in a Stochastic Environment RIT Economics Department Working Paper No. 13-04 Amitrajeet A. Batabyal and Hamid Beladi Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Business - Department of Economics Date Posted: April 25, 2013 Working Paper Series 5 downloads Sports League Quality, Broadcaster TV Rights Bids and Wholesale Regulation of Sports Channels Paul Madden and Mario Pezzino University of Manchester - School of Social Sciences and University of Manchester Date Posted: April 07, 2013 Working Paper Series 10 downloads TURİZM SEKTORUNDA İNNOVASİYA: ELEKTRON TICARƏT (Innovation in Tourism Sector: Electronic Trade) The International Scientific Conference Materials of Science Innovations Centre of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 2011 Rufat Mammadov and Rasim Abutalibov Qafqaz University and Qafqaz University Date Posted: April 01, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 5 downloads Evaluating the Impact of Crime on Tourism in Barbados: A Transfer Function Approach Troy Lorde and Mahalia Jackman Independent and Central Bank of Barbados Date Posted: March 31, 2013 Working Paper Series The Impact of Legalized Casino Gambling on Crime IZA Discussion Paper No. 7299 Mark W. Nichols and Mehmet Serkan Tosun University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics Date Posted: March 30, 2013 Working Paper Series 5 downloads Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: The Long-Term Impact of Government Ideology and Personal Experience on Values DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1280 Nicolas R. Ziebarth and Gert G. Wagner Cornell University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Date Posted: March 28, 2013 Working Paper Series 2 downloads On the Sale of Package Tours to Infinitely Many Possible Types of Tourists RIT Economics Department Working Paper No. 13-03 Amitrajeet A. Batabyal and Olabisi Alao Rochester Institute of Technology and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - Department of Economics Date Posted: March 27, 2013 Working Paper Series 7 downloads Labor Pains on the Playing Field: Why Taking a Page from Europe's Playbook Could Help the United States UCLA Entertainment Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2013 Trevor E. Brice Emory University School of Law Date Posted: March 27, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 5 downloads Estimating Heterogeneous Risk Preferences from a Panel of Real-World Betting Choices Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 13-08 Angie Andrikogiannopoulou and Filippos Papakonstantinou University of Geneva and Imperial College London Date Posted: March 26, 2013 Working Paper Series 13 downloads What is the Optimal Method to Value a Football Club? Tom Markham University of Reading - ICMA Centre Date Posted: March 24, 2013 Working Paper Series 1093 downloads Green Tourism in the Context of Climate Change Towards Sustainable Economic Development in the South Asian Region Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 2(3):06-15 (2011) Mehdi Azam and Tapan Sarker Macquarie University and Griffith University - Griffith Business School Date Posted: March 23, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 9 downloads Top‐Down vs. Bottom‐Up: The Long‐Term Impact of Government Ideology and Personal Experience on Values IZA Discussion Paper No. 7279 Nicolas R. Ziebarth and Gert G. Wagner Cornell University and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Date Posted: March 23, 2013 Working Paper Series Tourist Clusterisation of Small Entrepreneurs in the Tourism of the Republic of Croatia in the Framework of the European Union Cluster Policy Proceedings of 8th International Conference «Economic Integration, Competition and Cooperation», 6-9 April, Opatija, University of Rijeka – Faculty of Economics, CD with Full papers, Marija Ivanis , Kristina Crnjar and Romina Alkier Radnic University of Rijeka - Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality Management , University of Rijeka - Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality Management and University of Rijeka - Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality Management Date Posted: March 20, 2013 Last Revised: May 21, 2013
  (May 20, 2013)

• Destination Image Built by the Cinema: The Case of 'Basilicata Coast to Coast'

  FEEM Working Paper No. 95.2012 Angelo Bencivenga , Livio Chiarullo , Delio Colangelo and Annalisa Percoco Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei , Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) , Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Date Posted: January 16, 2013 Working Paper Series 14 downloads The Internet Market for Quality Communications & Strategies, No. 84, 4th Quarter 2011, pp. 35-53 Dennis Weller Navigant Economics - Chicago Date Posted: January 12, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 11 downloads Indirect Network Effects and the Quality Dimension: A Look at the Gaming Industry Jin-Hyuk Kim , Jeffrey Prince and Calvin Qiu University of Colorado at Boulder , Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics and Politics Date Posted: December 30, 2012 Working Paper Series 29 downloads The Rise of the Nonprofit Popular Music Sector – The Case of Netlabels Music, Business and Law. Essays on Contemporary Trends in the Music Industry. Edited by Antti-Ville Karja, Lee Marshall and Johannes Brusila. Helsinki: IASPM Norden & Turku: International Institute for Popular Culture, pp. 65-90 Patryk Galuszka University of Lodz - Institute of Economics Date Posted: December 27, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 133 downloads Telecracy: Testing for Channels of Persuasion Guglielmo Barone , Francesco D'Acunto and Gaia Narciso Bank of Italy , University of California, Berkeley and Trinity College Dublin Date Posted: December 23, 2012 Last Revised: May 07, 2013
  (May 6, 2013)

• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Crisis Management in Polish Tourism Enterprises

  In: Проблемы развития туризма глазами российских и польских исследователей (The problems of tourism development from viewpoint of Russian and Polish researchers), Издательство "МарТ", Ростов-на-Дону, 2013, Jarema Batorski Jagiellonian University - Faculty of Management and Social Communication Date Posted: May 14, 2013 Accepted Paper Series The System of Sports Financing and Management in the Republic of Croatia Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci, časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu - Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics, Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2011, pp. 443-464, Sanela Škorić and Zlatko Hodak University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology and TVT d.o.o. Date Posted: May 11, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 1 downloads Opaque Selling: Static or Inter-Temporal Price Discrimination? CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9463 Wenyu Liu University of Victoria Date Posted: May 08, 2013 Working Paper Series 1 downloads Labor Market Discrimination and Capital: The Effects of Fan Discrimination on Stadium and Arena Construction Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 31, Issue 3, pp. 604-617, 2013 Orn B. Bodvarsson and Brad R. Humphreys Saint Cloud State University and University of Alberta - Department of Economics Date Posted: May 07, 2013 Accepted Paper Series Mega‐Events and Sectoral Employment: The Case of the 1996 Olympic Games Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 31, Issue 3, pp. 580-603, 2013 Arne Feddersen and Wolfgang Maennig University of Southern Denmark - Department of Environmental and Business Economics and University of Hamburg - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Date Posted: May 07, 2013 Accepted Paper Series Employment ADR and the Professional Athlete 12 Appalachian J.L. 167 (2013) Kendall D. Isaac Appalachian School of Law Date Posted: May 02, 2013 Last Revised: May 03, 2013
  (May 2, 2013)

• The Political Economy of News Media: Theory, Evidence and Open Issues

  Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics, Chelthenam, Edward Elgar Press, Forthcoming Francesco Sobbrio European University Institute Date Posted: January 23, 2013 Last Revised: April 30, 2013
  (April 29, 2013)

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