Rhode Island MCLE - Sports and Entertainment Courses
This is a listing of Sports and Entertainment CLE Courses for Rhode Island. Please make your selection below of Rhode Island CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
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Swimming Against the Tide: Maintaining Athletic and Institutional Integrity in Collegiate Athletics
Compensation for college athletes is set to undergo sweeping changes with two pending class action suits, Alston & Jenkins, both in the District Court for Northern District of California. This riveting CLE course will look at the potential changes to the financial model for intercollegiate athletes as a result of current antitrust litigation. The course will examine the legal issues that college athletics face on a daily basis including issues of gender equity and sexual violence, behavior and... More Info
$291General Credit -
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The End of Amateurism, Unionization and Antitrust: The Legal Challenges Facing Collegiate Athletics
The college sports structure in the US is one of the country’s largest, and generates billions of dollars annually. But the most important feature of the college sports leagues go beyond profits as they can drastically influence the public’s perception of a university. The critical nature of this perception and the league’s power to influence it have brought the system of amateurism that has developed in college athletics under legal attack with the NCAA brought up on anti-trust challenges an... More Info
$291General Credit -
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The Rise of Internet Law
This CLE course offer a comprehensive history of the battle between technology and the law. The course will explain the views of both sides on file-sharing as they’ve evolved and also explain the conflicts over fair use, entertainment contracts, policy, and the various court rulings that have guided the industry. More Info
$291General Credit -
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The Supreme Court Opens a New World of College Athletics
NCAA v. Alston, one of the most significant sports law cases of our time, rejected the NCAA argument that restrictions on educational compensation were entitled to antitrust deference. In its 9-0 opinion, they upheld the district court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals injunction and concluded that these restrictions were in violation of the Section 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. This CLE course will review the case history, the court’s decision and the potential impact of the concurr... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Trademark Modernization Act: Understanding the USPTO's Final Rulemaking
This CLE course will focus on the ability of USPTO and brand owners to initiate new ex parte reexamination and expungement proceedings. These proceedings, were authorized by the Trademark Modernization Act. The course will explain these proceedings as well as the USPTO’s final rulemaking and the impact it will have on brand owners. The course will cover procedural issues, best practices to brands responding to these proceedings, consideration for those implementing proceedings, changes... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Would You Take That Bet? The Effects of Legalized Betting on Sports
Betting on sports is as old as the games themselves, but the legality of sports betting seems to require constant updates. The most recent came when the Supreme Court, in Murphy v. NCAA, effectively struck down the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), making legalized sports betting potentially legal in every state. Presented by Robert Boland, J.D., Athletics Integrity Officer at Penn State University, this timely and fascinating CLE course will present the potential effects,... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Major League Baseball and Alex Rodriguez: An Opportunity to Examine Ethical Issues Arising from Labor Arbitration
It is no surprise that it took the employment suspension of a famous athlete to bring labor issues to the public eye. In perhaps one of the mesmerizing labor issues in history—Major League Baseball’s season-long suspension of Alex Rodriguez played out on major media outlets across the country—the case generating investigation and intense controversy both within the industry and in the public mind and raising a variety of legal and ethical conflicts. This CLE course will explore these issues agai... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Courthouse
“Are they serious?” It’s supposed to be easy to answer whether an advertisement is being facetious or not. It’s supposed to be clear. But what if what the elements the advertiser assumes is obvious “puffery” is not so clear to the consumer? How do you ensure your humor has the consumer laughing and not insisting that you substantiate your claims? Rick Kurnit addresses all of this and more in this enjoyable CLE course which outlines both sides of the comedic divide. The course will explain how to... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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A Sports Law Primer: Salient Topics in a Changing Legal Landscape
The professionalization of college athletes and expansion of legalized sports betting are both areas that are undergoing rapid change. This CLE course, geared toward a general audience, will review and wide array of legal issues and trends in these areas. The course will also cover concussion litigation, dispute resolution, intellectual property and publicity right and the continuously evolving issue of sex abuse scandals. More Info
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CA Athlete Agency Law: Part II
This CLE course, a continuation of CA Agency Law which reviewed federal, state and NCAA regulations as they apply to sports agents, will present the various definitions, disclosures, representations of pro athletes, contract requirements, changes to Name, Image & Likeness, protection of athletes and universities and penalties, both civil and criminal, for bad acts. The course will also introduce NFL agency requirements – contracts between players and teams and between athletes and agen... More Info
$551.5General Credits
