Nearly four decades ago, technocratic visionary James Cameron gave the world a rather ominous taste of artificial intelligence (AI) by way of The Terminator. Skynet, the AI system of the future, sends Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gun toting cyborg to the year 1984, on a mission to kill Sarah Connor and initiate the extinction of the entire human … Continued

In the world of immigration, specifically, U.S.-based immigration, there is rarely ever a quiet moment. This often includes humanitarian aspects, like temporary protected status (TPS), and the like; other times, things that might not ordinarily seem related to immigration. As a result of all of this, in this edition of Sports and Entertainment Immigration, we are … Continued

In SOCAN v. ESA,1 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled on the interpretation of the making available right in § 2.4(1.1) of the Copyright Act of Canada.2 Citing the principle of technological neutrality, the SCC rejected the proposition that two separate royalties are payable for the making available and the streaming of a work. Instead, the SCC … Continued

I. Introduction In the opening scenes of Joseph Losey’s film “Monsieur Klein,” set in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, the titular Gentile character, Robert Klein, is seen making a lowball offer to buy a painting from a Jewish man, who is attempting to raise funds for his escape from Europe.1 Not in a position to … Continued

Resolution Alley is a column about the use of alternative dispute resolution in the entertainment, arts, sports, and other related industries. With historical origins in the commercial and global trade arena, arbitration is generally intended to be a voluntary, consensual, and private adjudicatory process for dispute resolution. The parties engage a neutral, disinterested third-party (called … Continued

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer. EASL has been busy working on fall events and the January 2024 Annual Meeting. This is my final Remarks From the Chair, as my term will finish at the end of January 2024, soon after the year’s Annual Meeting. It has been a true pleasure to serve as chair … Continued

For many decades, courts have bemoaned the frequency at which they are presented with ill-conceived copyright infringement claims predicated “upon that obsessive conviction, so frequent among authors and composers, that all similarities between their works and any others which appear later must inevitably be ascribed to plagiarism.”1 This problem has been compounded by the digital revolution’s … Continued

Law students, take note of this publishing and scholarship opportunity: The Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (EASL)’s Phil Cowan-Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship, named after two esteemed former EASL chairs, offers up to two awards of $2,500 each on an annual basis in Phil Cowan’s and Judith Bresler’s memories to … Continued

Introduction On March 11, 2021, a work of art sold at Christie’s for $69,346,250.1 The sale of artwork—even at such a high price—generally receives little attention outside the art world. This auction, however, ignited a firestorm of media coverage, not because of the work’s provocative content or exceptional beauty—but because it did not exist in the … Continued

As data privacy laws continue to expand at the state and global levels, companies that regularly collect, retain and process personally identifiable information (PII) face increasing administrative and legal burdens to keep their online platforms in line with a dizzying array of regulatory requirements. While California has taken the lead in the United States with … Continued