In recent legal news, antitrust law has become the spotlight of the week. College general counsel are struggling to understand the procedures and consequences of remunerating student athletes as a result of a new court ruling. This effort to correlate payments for their athletic endeavors with student’s role in academic institutions forms a significant part of the current legal discourse.
Coupled with the changes in university sports regulations, developments in the entertainment industry are equally noteworthy. The U.S. Department of Justice is making efforts to dismantle the entertainment venue dominance controlled by concert promoters, Live Nation and Ticketmaster. This disruption in the monopoly of venue hosting in the entertainment sector adds another dimension to the week’s legal alterations.
More details on these matters, including expert analysis and continuing developments, can be accessed from Law360’s timely article.