Darren Rovell of CNBC talks about the issue of online piracy as it pertains to sports organizations like the UFC. Executives with Major League Baseball and the UFC were in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to discuss the increasing problem of live streaming of its sporting events to the Internet. It’s […]
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Emelianenko, M-1 Allege Breach of Contract by Affliction
MMAPayout.com has learned that Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 have brought suit against Affliction Clothing and Affliction Entertainment in Federal Court. The complaint alleges breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing as it relates to a series of agreements between Emelianenko, M-1, and Affliction. The complaint obtained by […]
Intellectual Property Rights Under the Zuffa Standard Contract
Guest columnist David Nelmark (attorney and author of MixedMartialArtsLawBlog.com) offers his thoughts on the UFC® Exclusive Promotional and Ancillary Rights Agreement as it pertains to intellectual property rights. If you spend much time with MMA fighters, sooner or later you will hear one say that he’d sell his soul for a chance to compete in […]
Ibarra Lawsuit Likely to Fail
By Todd Martin This past Friday, MMA trainer Juanito Ibarra filed a lawsuit with four counts of action against Tito Ortiz and a wide array of MMA websites including Punch Drunk Gamer, Yahoo Sports, Cage Potato, FightSport Magazine, MMA Frenzy, Bloody Elbow, Fight Ticker, MMA News, 5 Oz. of Pain and the Houston Chronicle. The […]
Xyience Founder Indicted for Tax Evasion
Russell Pike, the troubled founder of Xyience, was indicted on one count of tax evasion by a Federal Grand Jury yesterday in the United States Federal District Court of Nevada. The government alleges that Pike earned $6.9 million from sales of Xyience stock in 2006, but failed to file a Federal Income tax return. More […]