Column The Legal Legacy of the 2010s in Entertainment and Pop Culture Now that the 2010s are over, it’s safe to say that the last decade was full of legal events and movements that had ... By Adam AdlerJanuary 5, 2020
Column Legal Lightning Round: Star Wars’ Worst Problem, What to Expect on PlayStation 5, and More 1. From a legal perspective, what do you think is the largest in-universe problem in Star Wars? There are actually several huge in-universe ... By Adam AdlerDecember 22, 2019
Column Do Not Pass GO: Potential Solutions to Disney’s Cultural Monopoly In the last column, I considered some of the concerns fans have raised regarding Disney’s recent expansion. I explained that while Disney’s growth ... By Adam AdlerDecember 8, 2019
Column Disney’s Cultural Monopoly Isn’t Illegal, but It Still Raises Red Flags Disney is one of the most popular and well-regarded companies in the world. It tops the charts when it comes to customer service, ... By Adam AdlerNovember 24, 2019
Column Disney+ Heralds a Whole New World of Pirating (and Some of It Is Legal) The first time I heard about it, I didn’t think it was possible. “You’re telling me you’re going to have access to every ... By Adam AdlerNovember 10, 2019
Column Copyright Law Is Unlikely to Defeat the X-Men When it comes to the X-Men, copycats are commonplace. Mystique can copy appearances, Mimic and Rogue can copy superpowers, and Multiple Man can ... By Adam AdlerOctober 27, 2019
Escape From the Law No Escape: Why Jailbreaks Don’t Lead to Happily Ever After I’ve got some bad news. You’ve been arrested for a crime you didn’t commit. The specific crime doesn’t really matter. Maybe it was ... By Adam AdlerOctober 13, 2019
Column Riot Is Settling Its Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for Obvious Reasons Last November, Riot Games — the studio responsible for League of Legends — was named as the defendant in a class action lawsuit ... By Adam AdlerSeptember 29, 2019
Escape From the Law Spider-Man Coming Home, Part II: How Sony and Marvel Can Have a Happy Divorce Two weeks ago, Deadline reported that Spider-Man would be leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Disney and Sony failed to reach an agreement ... By Adam AdlerSeptember 8, 2019
Escape From the Law Spider-Man Coming Home: How Sony and Marvel Can Repair Their Fractured Universe What a tangled web we weave. Last week, Deadline reported that Spider-Man would be leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Disney and Sony ... By Adam AdlerAugust 31, 2019
Escape From the Law GTA Online’s Casino Has a Gambling Problem, but Does It Break Laws? I remember the first time I entered a casino. I was about 14 years old, and I was playing the best Star Wars ... By Adam AdlerAugust 15, 2019
Column The Boys vs. The Man: Exploring the Law in Amazon’s New Series Amazon Prime’s new television series The Boys is an absolute romp. The show imagines what the world would look like if the modern ... By Adam AdlerJuly 31, 2019