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NCAA Violations

An Impermissible Benefit

The following article was written by Cyle Kiger. Nearly every high school senior planning to go on to higher education visits college campuses either in-state or nation-wide.  Mr. Basketball out of Illinois, Ryan Boatright, was suspended by the NCAA for six games due to impermissible benefits his mother received while attempting to attend campus visits during […]

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Salary Arbitration

Baseball Arbitration: What it is and How it Works

The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Baseball headlines have most recently been dominated by news involving salary arbitration. ESPN and other sports news sources report players and teams avoiding or being unable to avoid arbitration while failing to provide any information with how the process works. The common fan is left confused and wondering […]

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Concussion Litigation

Former Players sue NFL over Concussions, Claim Fraud

The following article was written by Cyle Kiger. Head injuries seem to be in the news daily.  The plaintiffs in this case include Ron Solt and Rich Miano, whom said that the NFL conspired to hide evidence linking concussions to head trauma.  The lawsuit includes both fraud and negligence against the NFL, there have been […]

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First Amendment

Fox Fights Discovery

The following article was written by Cyle Kiger. Paying student-athletes is a double edged sword that is an issue growing rapidly.  Collegiate athletes are, admittedly, exploited in many types of media.  In this case, Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson claim that Collegiate Licensing Co. (a partner of the NCAA) and Electronic Arts used their “names, images […]

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Cyberspace Headline Intellectual Property Trademarks

Have You Purchased Your .xxx Domain Name Yet?

Have you purchased your .xxx domain yet?  I am only half joking.  Many companies (big and small) that have absolutely no relation to the pornography industry have been buying up their tradenames at the .xxx level.  They have been reserving those domains from registration (see: Walmart.xxx) so that third parties cannot scoop up the domains and […]

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Cyberspace Headline Intellectual Property Trade Secrets

Who Owns A Tweet And How Much Is A Follower Worth?

How much money is a Twitter follower worth, what about the value of an individual Tweet, and who actually owns a Twitter account?  Those are a few questions that may be answered if a lawsuit that was filed on July 15, 2011 in the United States District Court Northern District of California ends up going to […]