This research examined all 430 amateurism student-athlete reinstatement (SAR) cases between 2004 and 2006. This paper reports on the trends in the SAR staff decision making process, including the benchmark results of cases on the basis of the bylaw violated by the athlete and the mitigating...

"Pro football, the game for the ear and the eye…This sport is more than a spectacle, it is a game for all seasons…X's and O's on the blackboard are translated into imagination on the field". This 13 seconds of digitally-altered audio, incorporated by National Football League Films, Inc. into...

Scholars have examined the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) definition, development, and application of amateurism (Allison, 2001; Byers, 1995; Crowley, 2006; Falla, 1981; Glader, 1978; Sack & Staurowsky, 1998; Smith, 1993; Thelin, 1996; Watterson, 2000; Wheeler, 2004), but the matter of amateurism as it...

Patent protection for genetic enhancements would tend to spur genetic innovation, but would tend to limit access to those genetic enhancements through discriminatory mechanisms such as price and favoritism. The patent system would likely ensure high rates of genetic enhancement innovation,...

The development of trade and investment in Asia has resulted in the increase of international commercial transactions. In many parts of the region, rapid development has meant increased caseloads for already overburdened courts, further leading to slow adjudication of commercial disputes. As a...

This article discusses the legal status of links, in connection with the pending cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Svensson, C More and BestWater. Hyperlinks, deep links, framed links and embedded links are discussed. It focuses on the Opinion of the European Copyright...

The FA Premier League (“FAPL”) runs the Premier League, the leading professional football league competition for football clubs in England. FAPL’s activities include commercially exploiting the associated broadcasting rights. In maximising the value of the broadcasting rights to its...

In 1992, Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a statute designed to prevent the further spread of state-sponsored sports-wagering. The statute’s language has the effect of granting a property right to sports leagues, implicating the Constitution’s...

Trade mark grabbing. It happens a lot. Anywhere. Anytime. This article discusses the most recent developments in European Trade Mark Law for preventing cross-border trade mark grabbing. It outlines the current state of play in Europe on when right owners are able to invalidate bad faith trade...

Article on the most recent developments in European Trade Mark Law for preventing cross-border trade mark grabbing. The article outlines the current state of play in Europe on when right owners are able to invalidate bad faith trade mark applications on the grounds of earlier use. It discusses...