BLW 355 - Sports and Entertainment Law

Credit(s): 3

An introduction to the basics of the U.S. legal system and to common sport- and entertainment-law topics/issues, such as those pertaining to agency law, contract law, tort law, constitutional law, employment law, labor law, antitrust law, and intellectual-property law. Specific examples & cases will be used from the areas of sports and entertainment, to bring to life the legal doctrines and rules covered in the course. Particular attention will be paid to current events/issues in sports and entertainment, such as player protests, collective-bargaining agreements, television contracts’ impacts on players’ contracts, and issues surrounding and affecting the amateur status of collegiate athletes.
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing