Entertainment and Sports Law Research
Kevin Baggett
November 2008
Table of Contents
Statutory Law
Legislative History
Reporters
Regulations
Treatises
Journals
Nutshells
Databases
Associations
Government Agencies
Web Sites of Interest
Entertainment and Sports Law Research
Selected Guide to Materials at or Available Through the LSU Law Library
Kevin Baggett
November 2008
NOTICE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to assist in the identification and use of potentially
relevant sources of legal information. Nothing in this document should be interpreted as legal
advice. Items cited in this pathfinder can be located using the library’s catalog. Also, many of the
items cited can be used electronically through LEXIS , WESTLAW, and the Internet.
Statutory Law
Federal
United States Code
2nd Floor Stacks
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
Selected Federal Laws with Sports and Entertainment Implications:
Amateur Sports Act of 1978, 36 U.S.C. (formerly in § § 371-396 et seq.) §§ 220501-220529
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
Clayton Act, 15 USC § 12 et seq.
National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-166
Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §1 et seq., § 1291, § 1292
Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1291-1295
Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
Trademark Act (Lanham Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127
U.S. Olympic Committee provisions, 36 U.S.C. §§ 220501-220529
Louisiana Statutory Law
West's Louisiana Statutes Annotated La. R.S. Title 4
Main Reading Room
Legislative Histories
Hein’s Federal Legislative History Collection.
US Gov Docs Microforms--Reference
Thomas
The Library of Congress’ website on legislative information http://thomas.loc.gov contains
full text of
- Bills (101st Congress forward)
- Public Laws (93rd Congress forward)
- Reports (104th Congress forward)
- Congressional Record (101st Congress forward)
- House Committee Hearing Transcripts (105th Congress forward)
Reporters
Copyright Law Reporter. Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, 1978-current
Stacks KF2991.5 .C6
Entertainment Law Reporter. Beverly Hills, CA: Entertainment Law Reporter Pub Co, 1979-1989
Stacks KF4290.A59 E57
Media Law Reporter. Washington DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1977-current
Electronic access: BNA access available from LSU Law Center computers.
Stacks KF2750 .A513
Regulations
Federal Register
2nd Floor Federal Material
4th Floor Government Documents
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
Code of Federal Regulations, Sections of Titles 37 and 50:
2nd Floor Federal Material
4th Floor Government Documents
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Secondary Sources
Forms
Greenberg, Martin J. Sports Law Practice 2nd ed. Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Law Pub, 1998.
KF3989 .G69 1998
General Treatises & Guides
Anderson, Paul M. Sports Law: A Desktop Handbook. Milwaukee, WI: National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School, 1999.
KF3989.A95 1999
Biederman, Donald et al. Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries 4th ed. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2001.
KF 4290.L39 2001
Blackshaw, Ian Stewart. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, 1984-2004. Hague: TMC Asser Press, 2006.
K3702 .C684 2006
Burr, Sherri and William Henslee. Entertainment Law: Cases and Materials on Film, Television, and Music. St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2004.
KF 4290.A7 B87 2004
Campbell, Dennis. Entertainment Law. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2000.
K3780.E57 2001
Epstein, Adam. Sports Law. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2003.
KF3989.E67 2002
Fisher, William W. Promises to Keep : Technology, Law, and the Future of Entertainment Stanford, CA: Stanford Law and Politics, 2004.
KF3035 .F57 2004
Greenberg, Martin. Sports Law and Practice. Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Pub, 1998.
KF 3989.G69 1998 V.1
Helewitz, Jeffery and Leah Edwards. Entertainment Law. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2004.
KF 4290.Z9 H45 2004
Nafziger, James. International Sports Law. Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 2004.
K3702.N34 2004
National Woman’s Law Center. Breaking Down Barriers: A Legal Guide to Title IX Washington D.C.: National Woman’s Law Center
KF 4166.B73 2007
Nelson, Vincent. The Law of Entertainment and Broadcasting. 2nd ed. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 2000.
KD 3720.N44 2000
O'Brien, David P. Managing Legal Issues in College Athletics: Proactive Strategies for Administrators. Horsham, PA: LRP Publications, 2004.
KF4166 .O27 2004
Soek, Janwillem. The Strict Liability Principle and the Human Rights of Athletes in Doping Cases. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2006.
K3702 .S64 2007
Weiler, Paul C and Gary R. Roberts. Sports and the Law: Text, Cases, Problems. 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2004.
KF 3989.A7 W42 2004
Yasser, Ray et al. Sports Law Cases and Materials 5th ed. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing Company, 2003.
KF 3989.A7 Y37 2003
Journals
Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law
JOURNALS-- K10 .O86878
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/jintmeel&collection=journals
Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
JOURNALS-- K12 .O866
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/laent&collection=journals
Marquette Sports Law Journal
JOURNALS-- K13 .A69
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/mqslr&collection=journals
Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law
JOURNALS-- K23 .E85
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/shjsl&collection=journals
Tulane Sports Lawyers Journal
JOURNALS-- K23 .P67
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/sportlj&collection=journals
Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law
JOURNALS-- K24 .E935
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/tresl&collection=journals
UCLA Entertainment Law Review
http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&jid=2QHT&site=ehost-live
University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review
JOURNALS-- K5 .N78
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/hww/Journals/
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
JOURNALS-- K26 .A56
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/vanep&collection=journals
Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
JOURNALS-- K26 .I58
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/vse&collection=journals
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
JOURNALS-- K26 .I72
http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.law.lsu.edu/HOL/Index?index=journals/virspelj&collection=journals
Nutshells
Burr, Sherri. Entertainment Law in a Nutshell. St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2004.
KF4290.Z9 B87 2004
Reserve alcove
Champion, Walter T. Sports Law in a Nutshell 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2005.
KF3989.Z9 C48 2005
Reserve alcove
Databases
Academic Search Complete (LOUIS)
A multi-disciplinary database providing full text for over 5,500 scholarly publications, indexing and abstracting over 9,300 journals, and with coverage as far back as 1865; available through EBSCOhost.
LegalTrac
Subject Queries-- Sports Law
Lexis Nexis Law Schools
Legal> Area of Law- By Topic > Entertainment Law
SPORTDiscus
Includes comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness and related disciplines;
available through EBSCOhost.
WestLaw
Directory > Topical Practice Areas > Art, Entertainment and Sports Law
Associations
Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
http://www.besla.org/
International Association of Sports Law
http://iasl.org/pages/en.php
Motion Picture Association of American
http://www.mpaa.org/
National Collegiate Athletics Association
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal
Recording Industry Association of America
http://www.riaa.com/
Screen Actors’ Guild
http://www.sag.org/home
Sports Lawyers Association
http://www.sportslaw.org/about.cfm
Government Agencies
National Assembly of the Arts Agencies
http://nasaa-arts.org/
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/
US Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
US Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/
Websites of Interest (all sites last visited 11/5/08)
ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports
http://www.abanet.org/forums/entsports/home.html
Court of Arbitration for Sport
http://www.tas-cas.org/
Entertainment Law News from FindLaw
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/entertainment/
National Sports Law Institute
http://204.11.208.101/cgi-bin/site.pl?2130&pageID=160
Penn State Institute for Sports Law
http://www.dsl.psu.edu/centers/sportsinstitute.cfm
Sports Law Blog
http://sports-law.blogspot.com/
Sports Law News from FindLaw
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/sports/
Kevin Baggett
November 2008
