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 2021
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
The Art of the Labor Deal, Anne Bredin
Where Todays Plant-Based Food Producers Find Legal Protections and Problems, Hannah Rosenson
The Growth of Smart Contracts, Daniel Farrell
Tabloids and Tragedy: TMZ’s hijacking of the death announcement of Kobe Bryant, Dylan Reich
Sometimes Cheaters Do Prosper, Steven Milstein
When Hollywood Decides to Make a Movie About Your Life: What are the Consequences? Short Answer – None., Amanda Trakhtenberg
State Attorneys General Seek to Clarify the Negative Option Marketing Regulatory Scheme, Anna Antonova
Landing That “Yummy” #1 Music Chart Position: The Use of Fake Streams in Today’s Music Industry, Nicolette Belitsis
Deepfakes May be in Deep Trouble: How the Law Has and Should Respond to the Rise of the AIAssisted Technology of Deepfake Videos, Amanda Inglesh
Submissions from 2019
Ferrari v. Plein: The Fast Against The Furious, Tatiana Baranova
Streaming Wars and ACE: Screen and Content Competitors but Friends against Piracy and Copyright Infringement, Robert Sistoso
Players gonna play, haters gonna hate…or will they?, Alexander Katz
My COPPA Runneth Over: CCPA Adds to Children’s Online Privacy Protections, Katie Riley
The Anti-Fantasy Sport: Should Investing Directly in Athletes Be Legal?, Joshua Burton
Cardozo IP Law Society Submits Comment to the USPTO Regarding AI Inventions, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Lizzo “Truth Hurts” Co-Author Allegations, Justin Levy
Insta-Sham: When Influencers Fail to Disclose Sponsorships, Spencer Brachfeld
Maine Law Requires Cable Providers Offer an À La Carte Option for Television Channels, Amanda Guzman
Open Source’s New Hard Problem: Calls for Standard Licenses for Open Source Hardware, Ivan Wang
The Dangers of Legalized Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports, Benjamin Schonbrun
Mercedes-Benz’s use of Detroit Artists’ Murals Leads to Lawsuit, Emily Tannenbaum
Dear Governor Gavin Newsom: Don’t Drop the Ball! Sign SB-206!, Caroline Garlick
You’re BLOCKED!, Anthony Schaefer
Supreme Court Clarifies Copyright Litigation Procedures, Sahar Askavan
“Cremart” and Copyright Implications, Skye Cho
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Proudly Congratulates the New Vol. 38 Editorial Board!, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Spring Symposium – Digital Art & Blockchain, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal Volume 38 Student Note Publications, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Bring “It” Back, but Now Call It “Fast Fashion”, Hallie Cohen
The Red Sole Reflection, Jolie Schenerman
Trademarkers Gonna Trademark: Why Other Artists Should Follow Taylor Swift’s Lead, Elyssa Brezel
To Landmark or Not to Landmark: The Strand’s Battle Against Landmarking Their Building, Lauren Cimbol
Judge in Israel has Ruled that Emoji can Prove Intent in a Landlord/Tenant Case, Carly Ben-Yishay
It Is Unusual: Courts Must Decide What Choreography Can Be Copyrighted, Justin Charles
Corporate Responsibility for Reality Show Participants, Anna Perlstein
What’s the Matter, Mary Jane? How a Lack of Prior Art Complicates the Patentability of Marijuana, Dustin Boone
Legal Implications of the Disastrous Fyre Festival and its Two Documentaries, Eliza Calvin
Submissions from 2018
How MLB Teams Can Protect Themselves From Cheaters, Evan Friedman
The Devil’s in the Details: The Merits of The Satanic Temple’s Copyright and Trademark Lawsuit Against Netflix and Warner Bros., Akinyele Jordan
Result Orientation Test for an Abstract Idea: Demise of the Means-Plus-Function Claim?, Jun Lin
Gen Z: The (Illegal?) Target Audience for Digital Advertising, Gina Gazivoda
The Final Rule (for Now) on Archival Efforts for Old Online Games, Joshua Hall
Help Wanted: What Do Netflix’s Talent Acquisition Practices Mean for the Future of Fixed-Term Employment Contracts?, Abigail Vapnyar
Who Has the Last Laugh? Comedians’ Free Speech Rights under the First Amendment., Brett Gossett
9th Circuit Orders Retrial Over “Stairway to Heaven” Copyright Infringement Case, Jordan Davis
“MAMA” was Needed to Get MoMA off “MACHA[’s]” Back… But Is It A Sufficient Fix to Avoid Consumer Confusion?, Simone Dvoskin
Is the First Amendment in Danger on College Campuses?, Stephen Samolsky
Privacy and the New Age of Technology, Odelia Nikfar
Censorship in the EU? New Copyright Reform Raises Concerns Among Citizens., Shannon Collins
Does Missouri’s Video Service Providers Act Apply to Streaming Services? Netflix Argues No., Kayla Epstein
Dish vs. Univision: Is Parol Evidence Rule in the Game?, Mariya Dekhtyar
