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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.255.6 sec. 1 - Topics in Sports Law (Spring 2011)
Instructor: Roy Eisenhardt (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 2
Meeting Time: Tu 3:35-5:25
Meeting Location: 10
Course Start: January 11, 2011
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 51155
The class will explore and evaluate the application that traditional fields of law, such as, tort, contracts, labor law and antitrust to the specialized field of sports at all levels. The course will question how traditional legal principles apply, when one gives consideration to the special circumstances of the sports industry, e.g., where competitors
collaborate to establish the ground rules of their competitive framework, and where the event is not just of athletic value but also of entertainment value. Important to explore as well are issues relating to gender equity, intellectual property rights, sports medicine, and the influence of television rights and revenues. The class will have open book final exam.
Classroom discussion will be an important part of the course, intended
to utilize current events to augment the casebook materials.
The instructors was the President of the Oakland Athletics between 1980-87, and a Board Member of the Women's Professional Tennis Association.
Exam Notes: TH
Course Category: Business Law
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Books:
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- Sports Law and Regulation
Matthew Mitten, Timothy Davis, Rodney Smith, Robert Berry,
Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780735576223
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: $60.52
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