Sports:
OLYMPICS
MLB
NCAA
- The NCAA is trying to get South Dakota’s lawsuit moved to federal court. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the suit last month. The lawsuit seeks to stop a proposed $2.8 billion settlement the NCAA and its largest conferences struck earlier this year in three class action lawsuits. Jackley feels the deal would unfairly burden South Dakota’s Division I universities. NCAA wants to move SD lawsuit to federal court – KELOLAND
- Former men’s college basketball players in a proposed class action accusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association of exploiting the highlights of their March Madness performances dropped co-defendant Turner Sports Interactive from their lawsuit in New York federal court on Friday. College Basketball Players Drop Turner Sports From NIL Suit – Law360
- The Ivy League and its eight member schools scored a victory in court on Thursday when a federal judge in Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit accusing their agreement to not provide athletic scholarships and not pay Ivy League athletes compensation of amounting to an antitrust violation. Ivy League Beats Antitrust ‘No Scholarships’ Lawsuit – Sportico
- As states across the country pass new laws for college athletes to earn money for their name, image and likeness, California lawmakers are encouraging universities there to make use of the considerable NIL provisions already on the books. Lawmakers Want Calif. Colleges To Flex NIL Muscle – Law360
NFL
Entertainment:
MUSIC
- Record labels including Sony and Universal, alongside Chicago rapper Lil Durk and several others, were hit with civil conspiracy, negligence and other claims over the 2020 killing of artist FBG Duck in a suit alleging the defendants exploited their rivalry for profit and recognition. Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Lil Durk and Record Labels Over FBG Duck’s Fatal Shooting (thesource.com)
- Rock band Limp Bizkit hit Universal Music Group with a suit seeking more than $200 million, alleging that the music company created and used technology that allows it to hide royalties from its artists and hoard profits. Limp Bizkit Sues Universal for $200 Million in Unpaid Royalties (variety.com)
- UMG Recordings, Warner Bros. Records, Sony Music, and more than a dozen other music publishers saw their $47 million copyright infringement award against internet service provider Grande Communications Networks LLC nixed by the 5th Appeal Court Affirms Piracy Liability Verdict Against ISP Grande, Vacates $47m Damages Award * TorrentFreak
- Live Nation’s CEO predicts the British band Oasis will be the biggest concert tour of the year in 2025 but says surging sales of tickets on the secondary market illustrate the need for Congress to step in and regulate the industry. Live Nation Wants Ticket Resale Prices Capped After Oasis Issues (bloomberglaw.com)
- The owner of music label Lil’ Joe Records took the stand as he began to make the case that the members of hip-hop group 2 Live Crew were employees, not independent contractors, when they produced their hits and therefore cannot claw back their rights to the recordings. Music Label Says 2 Live Crew Songs Were Works For Hire – Law360
FILM & TELEVISION
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