Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment

If you have never seen Frank Capra’s 1946 classic starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, move it to the top of your holiday watchlist. When you do, which version will you watch? It’s a Wonderful Life was originally filmed in black and white. But colorized versions of the film also exist; you can actually choose whether to stream the original black and white or a colorized version on Amazon Prime Video. Colorizing black and white movies was all the rage in the 1980s. It was also a controversial technology that made its way from the Hollywood archives to the United States Senate.

Today, women basketball players rack up points on the court, make impossible shots, and play thrilling games just as much as men do. However, it took a long time to get here—the first women playing basketball were doing so in floor-length dresses and corsets. In honor of March Madness and Women’s History Month, we’re using HeinOnline, and especially our Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE) database, to alley-oop into the fascinating history of women’s basketball.

On September 25th, the Buffalo Bills played the Miami Dolphins in a much anticipated NFL game between rivals. However, the game itself isn’t what sparked controversy. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins starting quarterback, was tackled late in the first half of the game. Fast forward to four days later, when the Miami Dolphins played the Cincinnati Bengals in a Thursday night game. Tagovailoa was sacked and cameras zoomed in to show his arms and fingers flexed unnaturally, which has been referred to as a “fencing response,”[1] that can indicate a brain injury.

Cleveland Brown’s backup quarterback, Jacoby Brissett, will be starting this NFL season as a fill in for three-time Pro Bowler Deshaun Watson during his 11 game suspension following a settlement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), announced last Thursday. This settlement came after an investigation stemming from a sexual misconduct lawsuit filed in March 2021, which set in motion more than two dozen women coming forward with similar accusations.

Ah, August. Here at HeinOnline headquarters, located in Great Lake-side Erie County, NY, we’re soaking up summer before the leaves start changing and the snow starts falling (and falling, and falling, and falling…). Discerning residents of Erie County know August is the superior summer month, for every year it brings the ultimate, unbeatable, uncontested best twelve days of summer: the Erie County Fair.

Back in October 2019, we announced the launch of a new database, Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE). We are thrilled to announce this new database is the recipient of the 2020 Joseph L. Andrews Award. This news comes shortly after AALL amended its requirement to allow the submission of online products. We’ll explore this unique database that provides one-step access to business and legal aspects of sports and entertainment in more than 1.3 million pages of critical information!