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JETL's annual symposium is just around the corner! This Fall's symposium, entitled "Drawing Lines in the Digital Age: Copyright, Fair Use, and Derivative Works" focuses on copyright law and asks questions about the line between fair use and copyright infringement, where various forms of user-generated content fall along this spectrum, and how these problems have been affected by the advent of digital technology. The symposium features presentations and discussion by 11 eminent copyright scholars. This event, which is open to the general public, will take place at Vanderbilt Law School on Friday, October 23, 2009. CLE credit will be available for practitioners. Please contact Spencer Compton, elizabeth.s.compton@vanderbilt.edu for more information."
Volume 11 Issue 2 of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law now Available.
The JETL editorial board is pleased to announce the availability of the next issue of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law. The following articles appear in the print edition:
- Prov. Dov Greenbaum - Is It Really Possible to Do the Kessel Run in Less than Twelve Parsecs and Should It Matter? Science and Film and its Policy Implications
- Prof. Tracy Reilly - The "Spiritual Temperature" of Contemporary Popular Music: An Alternative to the Legal Regulation of Death-Metal and Gangsta-Rap Lyrics
- Steven Berneman - One Strike and You're Out: Alcohol in the Major League Baseball Clubhouse
- Emily Creditt - Terroir vs. Trademarks: The Debate over Geographical Indications and Expansions to the TRIPS Agreement
- Daniel Nixa - Internet Retailers and Intertype Competition: How the Supreme Court's Incomplete Analysis in Leegin v. PSKS Leaves Lower Courts Improperly Equipped to Consider Modern Resale Price Maintenance Agreements
You're Invited to the 2009 JETL Symposium! Lights, Labor, Action: Labor Controversy in the Sports and Entertainment Industries
March 13, 2009 at Vanderbilt Law School
Get ready for JETL's annual symposium! This Spring's symposium, entitled "Lights, Labor, Action: Labor Controversy in the Sports and Entertainment Industries," focuses on the legal issues surrounding drafting employment and participant contracts in the sports and entertainment industries. Speakers will include eminent scholars and leading practitioners who know the law and practice both on the field and in front of the camera. This event, which is open to the general public, will take place at Vanderbilt Law School on March 13, 2009. CLE credit will be available for practitioners. More information will follow, so please check this site and JETLawBlog for updates.
Volume 11 Issue 1 of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law now Available.
The JETL editorial board is pleased to announce the availability of the next issue of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law. The following articles appear in the print edition:
- Prof. Susan W. Brenner - Fantasy Crime: The Role of Criminal Law in Virtual Worlds
- Prof. David A. Elder - A Libel Law Analysis of Media Abuses in Reporting on the Duke Lacrosse Fabricated Rape Charges
- Michael A. Mahone Jr. - Sentencing Guidelines for the Court of Public Opinion: An Analysis of the National Football League’s Revised Personal Conduct Policy
- DeNae Thomas - Xiaoning v. Yahoo! Inc.’s Invocation of the Alien Tort Statute: An Important Issue but an Improper Vehicle
Announcing the JETL 2009 Symposium: Lights, Labor, Action: Labor Controversy in the Sports and Entertainment Industries
Get ready for JETL's annual symposium! This Spring's symposium, entitled "Lights, Labor, Action: Labor Controversy in the Sports and Entertainment Industries," focuses on the legal issues surrounding drafting employment and participant contracts in the sports and entertainment industries. Speakers will include eminent scholars and leading practitioners who know the law and practice both on the field and in front of the camera. This event, which is open to the general public, will take place at Vanderbilt Law School on March 12-13, 2009. More information will follow, so please check this site and blog for updates.
Fast-Track Student Authors Announced
The JETL Senior Editorial Board is pleased to announce that the following students have been selected for publication on the fast-track schedule:
- Liz Renieris
- Brian Van Wyk
- Ethan Flatt
- Lauren Solberg
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Volume 11 Issue 1 now Available
