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The Florida Bar
Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section
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Nina-Dawne Williams
EASL Chair 2009-10 | The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section ("EASL") provides a forum for members to share in the technical and legal knowledge which relates to the entertainment, arts and sports law industries, and to provide a standard and goal setting mechanism to improve the practice of entertainment, arts and sports law by Florida lawyers. |
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EASL Articles
· In Memoriam Michael Jackson
(Jun 26, 2009)
· Representation of Multinational Entertainment Entities
(Jun 17, 2009)
· Payola
(May 21, 2009)
· EASL Immediate Past Chairman's Report
(May 13, 2009)
· American Needle v. National Football
(Apr 27, 2009)
· Law Student Writing Initiative
(Apr 27, 2009)
· Film & Entertainment Legislative Update
(Feb 24, 2009)
· EASL to Honor Ted Lucas
(Feb 24, 2009)
· EASL Midyear 2009 Daily Business Review
(Feb 11, 2009)
· Sports Screenwriter Sought
(Mar 22, 2008)
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| In Memoriam Michael Jackson |
| Posted by: Admin on Friday, June 26, 2009 - 08:52 AM |
Michael Jackson’s death marks an exclamation point in a generational enjoyment of an extraordinary talent, which extended from the Jackson Five to the King of Pop. His legacy is the memories that each of us hold of the joy he gave to us in his performances and his musical recordings. The Entertainment And Sports Law Section of the Florida Bar extends its sympathy to the family of Michael Jackson and his close associates.
Sincerely,
Nina-Dawne Williams
Attorney at Law
EASL Chair
(2009-2010) |
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| Payola |
| Posted by: Admin on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 08:38 PM |
Payola: Should Internet Radio Stations Be Able to Accept Pay for Play While Over-the-Air Stations are Statutorily Precluded?
by Jennifer I. Swirsky, Candidate for JD, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, swirskyj@nsu.law.nova.edu
The Legal History of Payola
The first introduction of legal retribution for accepting payola was in the sixties when a man was indicted for accepting money to play an artist’s music.[1] Subsequent to his indictment, a statute was passed making it a misdemeanor to engage in the activity of accepting payola, punishable “by up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison.”[2] |
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| American Needle v. National Football |
| Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 03:05 PM |
By Brooke A. Wiener, J.D.
West Palm Beach, FL
The Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has affirmed, in an antitrust case, that the exclusive licensing of all professional football teams marks to one vendor is not a violation of the Sherman Act.
NFL Properties is an unincorporated organization of 32 separately owned teams. Each team owns its own trademarks - team names, logos, slogans, etc. In 1963, the NFL created NFL Properties, Inc., a corporate entity to (1) develop, license, and market intellectual property that the teams owned, such as their logos and trademarks; and (2) "conduct and engage in advertising campaigns and ventures on behalf of the NFL and [its] member teams." |
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