Sports Law
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Description
Sports Law provides students with a broad overview about how professional and amateur sports leagues are regulated, both internally and externally. Substantive topics covered in this course include antitrust law, contract law, labor law, and intellectual property law. In addition, this course will discuss the law and economics of professional sports leagues, the role of the league commissioner, different theoretical league structures, salary caps and luxury taxes, rules for agent certification, state law publicity rights, due process rights, ownership of sports statistics, the legal implications of new media in sports, the relationship between sport and the American public, and ethical considerations for sports leagues. Pre-requisite: LAW 1101
Career
Undergraduate
Credits
Value
3
Max
3
Min
3
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
3
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
LEC
Instructor Contact Hours
3
Default Section Size
30
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
In Person
LMS File Type
Blackboard CourseInfo 4
Name
Lecture
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Preferred Room Features
Academic Scheduling
Workload Hours
3