Blog posts containing student work have been published since 2012 on the Cardozo AELJ website and are archived here.
Since 1982, the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) has been a leader in national and international legal scholarship. AELJ has routinely published topical legal analyses on arts, entertainment, intellectual property, First Amendment, sports, fashion, cyberlaw, and media and telecommunications law. AELJ has been recognized by legal scholars, academics, practitioners, and the judiciary both in the United States and abroad for its scholarly impact. AELJ publishes three student-edited issues annually.
AELJ is proud to continue to maintain its spot as a leading journal for arts, entertainment, and sports law, and to be ranked as one of the top intellectual property journals in the nation.
Submissions from 2022
Crypto Enters the Courtroom: Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Finds Itself in Court, Alexander Aufrichtig
Central Park Needs More Women, Madison Marlow
The Dua Lipa Copyright Controversy, Caitlin Muraca
Implications of the Copyright Lawsuits Against Dua Lipa, Scott Semaya
Andy Warhol: Fair Use or Copyright Infringement? The Supreme Court Will Decide, Lauren Chamberlin
Scènes à Faire in Music Copyright Cases: Why Don’t the Courts Make a Scène About Music?, Michelle Shabat
When Acting Becomes Reality: Determining Liability when a Death Occurs on Set, Pearl Hertz
Hush Money is Not the Answer, Courtney Leon
Patent Arms Race: Meta and Its Grab at the “Metaverse”, Corey Tam
Major League Baseball’s First Work Stoppage in 27 Years Could, Once Again, End in a Courtroom, Daniel Wachfeild
Senate Bill 7072: A Stand Against Big Tech or a Violation of the First Amendment?, Mamoon Saleemi
The NFL’s Trademark Rights Over “Super Bowl”: Does it Give them an Unfair Advantage?, Scott Semaya
Copyright in Ecommerce: Conquering Fraudulent Advertising, Eliane Aini
To Enforce or Not to Enforce? Leslie Jones and Twitter’s DMCA Policies, Seth Warshaw
Contributory Infringement and Dupe Influencers, Albert Alni
Miramax v. Tarantino: Decoding A New Age of Intellectual Property Rights, Raven Berzal
The ‘MetaBirkin’ and the Beginning of Trademark Litigation in the NFT Space, Caitlin Muraca
Custom Characters that Look Exactly Like You: Misappropriation or Creative Take?, Olivia Yoon
Submissions from 2021
Travis Scott: Is He Responsible for a Disaster “Butterfly Effect”?, Eliane Aini
What is the Value of Art? MSCHF Creating Value by Destruction, Kelsey Clifford
Tom Brady Just Threw His 600th Touchdown Pass: What’s the Catch?, Courtney Leon
The Hypocrisy of Facebook: Facebook’s Failure to Comply with Their Own Proposal, Caitlin Muraca
Peloton Is Climbing The Music Streaming Service Leaderboard After 2020 Settlement with NMPA, Seth Warshaw
Don’t “Just Do It”: Upscaling and Trademark Infringement, Pearl Hertz
The Next Step for Players at Academic Institutions: Employees Status and Collective Bargaining, Daniel Wachenfeld
The Blockchain Easement: Benefits and Drawbacks of Blockchain Technology in Real Estate, Alexander Aufrichtig
Regulation of Loot Box Mechanics, Mamoon Saleemi
Nye vs. Disney: Applying Legacy Profit Participation Contracts to the Digital Age, Raven Berzal
Climate Attribution Science: A Likely “No” Under Alice, Corey Tam
Olivia Rodrigo Retroactively Adding Songwriters: A Result of Bad Copyright Law?, Albert Aini
Always Online DRM and Video Games, Olivia Yoon
Section 230 Immunity and Being Cancelled: A Cause of Action Against Twitter, Jordan Doll
Forced Labor in Xinjiang Raises Ethical Concerns for Fashion Retailers, Paul Smith
The SHOP SAFE Act: Bringing Authenticity Back to the Internet, Rachel Kaminetzky
The Comeback: COVID-19’s Impact and the Return of Sports, Christian Perez
Old World Meets New World in Soccer Trademark Dispute, Benjamin Weinstein
Arthex, Inc. and the Assault on Administrative Adjudication, Brian Wohlhieter
The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Presents the Piracy Paradox in an Era of Disruption!, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
A Hairy Situation for Well-Known Hair-Care Brand: DevaCurl, Jannah Eichenbaum
The Devil Wears Nike: The Implications of Nike’s Lawsuit Against MSCHF for Its “Satan Shoes”, Paul Smith
The First Amendment, Twitter, and Dr. Bandy Lee, Renisha Ricks
BitClout: Decentralized Social Media or NFTs for Celebrities?, Brian Wohlhieter
The Evolving Conversation Around Section 230 Immunity, Jordan Doll
Non-Fungible Tokens: Copyright Implications in the Wild West of Blockchain Technology, Matt Goldman
Dramatic Rise in State Bills Targeting Transgender Student Athletes, Cecily D'Amore
Cycling Through Litigation: The Ultimate Cost of Not Entering into Appropriate Sync Licensing Agreements, Nancy Kartos
Works in Progress: Is It Better to Say Sorry Than to Ask for (and Receive) Permission?, Amy Weiss
Should Schools Be Permitted to Monitor and Punish Students for Speech on Social Media?, Laura Cohen
Political Campaigns and Microtargeting, Jen Endick
The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Spring 2021 Symposium, a Discussion and Celebration of the Diamond Anniversary (75 Years!) of the Lanham Act., Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
We are proud to announce the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal’s Volume 40 Editorial Board!, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Congratulations to Our Staff Editors Whose Student Notes Have Been Selected for Publication in Volume 40 of Cardozo AELJ!, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Can #DoctorsofTikTok Be Held Accountable?, Marah Fields
The Ball is in the Supreme Court: NCAA v. Alston, Emily Gaines
Help is on the Way: The Trademark Modernization Act’s Response to Fraudulent Chinese Trademark Applications, Noah Goldberg
The Price to Play: Compensation for College Athletes, Sydney Lorch
Things We Almost Forgot About During the Pandemic: Brexit and Trademark Implications, Rachel Kaminetzky
Force Majeure and the Entertainment Industry During COVID-19, Zachary Karetsky
Reddit v. Robinhood: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Amidst Market Manipulation Allegations, Jacob Maslavi
Will the Open Library be Forced to Close?, Chani Morgenstern
We Survived 2020 and the Mechanical Licensing Collective is Now in Full Effect… But How Exactly Does it Work?, Daniela Brumer
COVID-19’s Toll on Independent Concert Venues, Natalie Linn
Who Cares if It’s an Executory Contract?, Shaul Sultan
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal 2021 Spring Symposium: 75 Years of the Lanham Act, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Submissions from 2020
Intellectual Property Law – What Happens After the “Vote-From-Home” Election?, Ryan Baal
The Washington Redskins Abandon Their Historically Controversial Team Name Amidst a Push for Socially Conscious Branding, Shelby Epstein
Broadway: Adapting and Overcoming Post-COVID, Emily Feldman
Obscene Trademarks: What Will Iancu Allow?, Carter Hall
Public Forums and Section 230—Should They Work Together?, Jack Madeb
Ninth Circuit Reversed and Remanded District Court’s Ruling that Immigration Detainers Issued Based on Unreliable Databases Violates the Fourth Amendment, Mal Helgadottir
Loots of Their Labor: Analyzing Wage & Hour Challenges in Gaming’s “Crunch Culture”, Matt Vernace
The First Amendment’s Greatest Protector: The NBA, Hayden Farmer
Just How Epic Is the Fortnite-Apple Lawsuit?, Justin Weinblatt
Emotions, My Dear Watson: Dissecting Copyright/Trademark Infringement in Netflix’s Portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, Dionissia Siozios
UCLA v. Under Armour: Invoking the Force Majeure Clause, Reid Zank
Epic Games v. Apple: Fortnite and TROs, Michael Levi
Do Virtual Classrooms Encroach on Family Privacy Rights?, Jonathan Shkedy
The Dance Between the NBA Players and Their First Amendment Rights, Victor Wang
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Congratulates the Vol. 39 Editorial Board and Welcomes New Staff Editors!, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Public Safety versus Privacy in light of Coronavirus: When Contact Tracing can become a Search under the 4th Amendment, Eric Delgado
35 U.S.C. § 101: Current Subject Matter Eligibility Law Interprets “Abstract Ideas” with Abstract Definitions, Kaylan Geiger
Zooming in on Big Tech’s Deceptive Privacy Practices and Why We Should All Be Paying More Attention, Samuel Friedman
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL): Will it Sink or Will it Swim Amidst Recent COVID-19 Class Action Lawsuit and Stock Volatility?, Alkesandr Tsatskin
AT&T v. United States: Vertical Mergers in the Telecommunications Market, Samantha Kocharov
Going to the Movies, from the Comfort of Your Own Home, Evan Goldberg
Your Body Owns the Tattoo!, Habeeb Sheikh
Does Copyright Law Apply to States?: Analyzing Sovereign Immunity and Copyright Infringement, Daniel Cohen
The Coronavirus’s Cyber Implications, Johnny Nguyen
Who’s Going to Pay? Where the Fine Print Matters, Andrea Wrisley
Graffiti Gains Recognized Stature in Multi-Million Dollar Victory for Artists, Libby Merritt
The True Reality of Reality Television, Stephanie Rimberg
Oracle v. Google: A Look at the Future of the Tech Industry, Stefano Moutafidis
TiK ToK: Time is up on Kesha lawsuit, Anastasia Noll
New Developments of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), Zack Perlitsh
TikTok: The Renegade of Social Media, Tehila Colman
Coronavirus And Its Effect On The Fashion Industry, Emily Faro
