Inside Sports Law
Esports gambling industry primed for quick development
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US copyright law: Social media, photographs and fair use
Posted in Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity Intellectual property
Anti-doping: Considerations for corporate sponsorship
Posted in Regulations Governance, anti-bribery and corruption
Authored by Deborah Tsai
Greater protection for athletes: Reforming the US Olympic system
Posted in Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations Governance, anti-bribery and corruption
Amidst the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal, Senators Jerry Moran and Richard Blumenthal conducted an investigation into, among other things, the USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Project Red Card: UK soccer players call foul on the use of their personal data
Although UK soccer fans are currently consigned to watching their team virtually, they can now access more detailed data on player performance than ever before. However, those players are now fighting back.
Athlete A and the role of “Me Too” investigations within sport
Posted in Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations eSports
Co-authored by Kate Almond. The release of Athlete A on Netflix has highlighted the impact of “Me Too” on the sport of gymnastics.
The liberalisation of sponsorship rules under the Olympic Charter: Team GB’s reaction
Co-authored by Anna Phillips. Earlier this year, the International Olympic Committee (the IOC) postponed the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Professional cyclist held not to be an employee or a worker
Posted in Employment, labor and pensions Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations
The EAT has held that an employment tribunal was entitled to conclude that a professional cyclist was not an employee or a worker of the British Cycling Federation.