Legal Issues in Sports

This course provides an overview of the legal issues that impact the sports industry, with an emphasis on contracts, licensing, and risk management. Students in this course explore how the digital revolution has impacted the industry and learn strategies for protecting and exploiting rights in the digital domain. Students also analyze case studies to understand how the sports industry has evolved in light of changing technologies and the law. Finally, students in this course have the opportunity to focus on the impact of the law on sports and examine how evolving trends are affecting the way sports agreements are structured.

Course Outline

• Overview of Intellectual Property and Licensing
• Risk Management in Sports
• Overview of Contract Law
• Role of Changing Technology
• Case Studies in Sports Law