Museums in the Age of Identity Politics—Cancel Culture and Censorship In 1999, the Brooklyn Museum opened its doors for the Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection exhibition under the direction of Arnold Lehman. The exhibition had been previously shown in London at the Royal Academy of Arts and in Berlin at the Hamburger Bahnhof, yet it … Continued

Krell’s Korner is a column about the people, events, and deals that shape the entertainment, arts, and sports industries. New York City is often referred to as a mecca of basketball, and rightfully so. This is where the famed Rucker Tournament takes place; where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar went to high school when he was Lew Alcindor; … Continued

We’re (sometimes) back in person! I look forward to seeing many of you at the Annual Meeting (I’ll be the one in the mask . . . ). Please feel free to come and speak with me about any article or theme ideas that you may have for the Journal or blog. If you won’t be there in person, please also … Continued

Introduction The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects artistic expression and allows artists and entertainers to exercise their rights of free speech in their work. Nevertheless, the right to creative expression has routinely come under scrutiny and has caused controversy in various forms of media under the guise of being either offensive or obscene. … Continued

As we have seen time and again, immigration into and throughout the United States is always curious: Some folks fly through, some folks face hardships, and others, well, they simply endure it all. The laws are codified, rules and regulations set forth, and policies enumerated, and yet, still, there is a vast array of subjectivity … Continued

Death on the Nile, or Reputational Death by the Thames?1 Preface Death on the Nile2 is one of a series of works by British novelist, Agatha Christie.3 Published in 1937, it features the diminutive detective Hercule Poirot,4 who, with patience, perseverance, and the use of his “little grey cells,” always gets his man, or woman. Poirot masterfully … Continued

For nearly as long as the United States has existed, our courts have understood that “it is monstrous to talk of existing rights, without applying correspondent remedies.”1 It is curious, then, that the Second and Ninth circuits have come to wildly different conclusions on whether courts should provide a remedy for the delayed discovery of copyright … Continued

Resolution Alley is a column about the use of alternative dispute resolution in the entertainment, arts, sports, and other related industries. Along with the sad news of a celebrity’s death, there have also been any number of disputes that have arisen from the process of settling the deceased’s estate. For example, after Aretha Franklin passed … Continued

I hope everyone had a great summer and took some time away from work to travel. Over the last few months, EASL has been busy working on great programs for the fall and 2023. The EASL Executive Committee has decided to hold our 2023 Annual Meeting in person. It has been two years since we … Continued

Overview Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries (so far), courts have repeatedly confronted the question of how traditional First Amendment precedents or jurisprudence may apply to each new communications medium that emerges (e.g., motion pictures, radio and television broadcasting, cable, satellite, and most recently the internet, including websites and social media). Historically, differences in regulatory … Continued