ATP Tour plan ensures players get guaranteed annual income

Sep 7, 2023 | News, Sports Law

August 22nd, 2023, Associated Press — The Association of Tennis Professionals has announced that starting in 2024, men’s professional tennis players ranked in the Top 100 will be guaranteed an annual income of $300,000.   Read...

Registration Guidance for Works Containing AI-generated Content; US Copyright Office Webinar

Sep 7, 2023 | Entertainment, News, Sports Law

June 28, 2023, Rob Kasunic & Erik Bertin — A webinar conducted by The Copyright Office to evaluate applications that register AI generated material in various types of works. Read more

Ticketmaster’s ‘mass arbitration’ strategy runs into skeptical judge

Jul 21, 2023 | ADR, Entertainment, News, Sports Law

July 13th, 2023, Courthouse News Service, Edvard Pettersson– “Ticketmaster’s bid to force unhappy customers to resolve their grievances through “mass arbitration” rather than litigate them in court received a skeptical reception by a...

World cycling’s governing body bans female transgender athletes from women’s events

Jul 21, 2023 | News, Olympics, Sports Law, Transgender Rights

July 14th, 2023, The Associated Press — “Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races, world cycling governing body the UCI said…” Read More

World Athletics insists DSD rules to remain in place despite ruling at European Court of Human Rights

Jul 14, 2023 | News, Olympics, Sports Law

July 11th, 2023, Inside the Games, Patrick Burke — “World Athletics has insisted its rules on differences in sex development (DSD) will remain in place, despite the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in favour of South Africa’s two-time...

IRS Says Donations Made to Nonprofit NIL Collectives Are Not Tax Exempt

Jun 20, 2023 | Education, News, Sports Law

June 9th, 2023, Sports Illustrated, Ross Dellenger — “According to a memo released from the office of the IRS Chief Counsel, donations made to nonprofit NIL collectives “are not tax exempt” because the benefits they provide college athletes are “not...