FREE KICK? – UK Soccer Players’ Seek Clarity on Their Data Rights
By Will Scolinos, GW Law, 3L Who owns Pro Soccer Player Harry Kane’s top speed in a match? The velocity of a well-struck cross by Soccer Midfielder Bruno Fernandes? The …
Professional Skateboarder Amends Complaint, Adds Defendants in Lanham Act Case Against Game Publisher
By Isaac Klipstein, 2L, The George Washington University School of Law Zachary Miller, a professional skateboarder, sued the video game publisher Easy Day Studios claiming their video game, Skater XL, …
The Anti-Cheating Movement: Ridding Esports of Cheats
By Erick Orantes, Aalok Sharma and Habib Ilahi, of STINSON LLP Over a hundred years ago, several Chicago White Sox baseball players were credibly accused of tanking against the Cincinnati …
Quiles Talks Esports Ecosystem and Why It Matters
By Dr. Ellen Zavian Roger Quiles grew up in the heart of New York City with a passion for sports and video games. Though initially opening a law firm with …
Will the NCAA’s NIL Ruling Impact Collegiate Esports?
By David A. Moreno Jr. and Alvin Benjamin Carter III, of Brown Rudnick In 2014, Kurt Melcher, an associate athletics director at Robert Morris University, called up an executive at …
Making Space for Women in Games: An Interview with Joanie Kraut, CEO of Women In Games International (WIGI)
By Meredith Murray, 2L (The following appeared in Esports and the Law, a publication published by Hackney Publications.) Joanie Kraut is the CEO of Women in Games International (WIGI), a …
Activision Blizzard Agrees to Expanded Workplace Initiatives, Reaches Settlement with the EEOC
The Company Will Also Develop Tools and Training Programs to Assist Efforts to Improve Workplace Experiences Activision Blizzard has confirmed that, as part of its effort “to have the most …
The Influence of Esports on College Campuses
By Shannon Golden, University of Oregon Video games have been a part of mainstream American culture since the 1980s, and streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube Live and Discord make it …
Dr. Mimi Perreault Discusses Importance of Esports in New Book Contribution
Video gaming played competitively, or esports, has grown in such popularity that universities, including East Tennessee State University, have established their own teams to compete against similar lineups at peer …