Adding to this site’s archived caselaw of Pay Per View piracy decisions, reasons for judgement were released this week by the US District Court, N.D. California, assessing damages for such a claim. In this week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions, INC v. Tamayo) the Defendant operated a Crossfit gym. He showed UFC 159 at his facility … More Minimum Statutory Damages Awarded Following Piracy of UFC 159
Update August 13, 2014 – Voting on this bylaw is now scheduled for September 8 at 1:30 pm Update July 23, 2014 – Today the City of Vernon confirmed to me, via Twitter, that they have dropped the intended ban on amateur MMA with the proposed legislation only targeting professional Mixed Martial Arts … More City of Vernon Considers Limiting Ban on MMA to Professional Events
Although Performance Enhancing Drug testing has much room for improvement in the world of Combat Sports one thing is clear, the current landscape with more frequent testing including occasional out of competition testing is far improved from from the sport’s earlier years. Yesterday, Mixed Martial Arts legend Enson Inoue provided a glimpse into the history of … More How Not To Draft a Drug Testing Policy in Combat Sports
As previously discussed, rapid extreme weight cut practices are a largely unregulated part of combat sports. These practices come with inherent dangers. To date, State and Provincial Athletic Commissions have been largely content to turn a blind eye to this problem with few regulated thresholds addressing these practices. Recently TopMMANews documented two further examples of … More More Rapid Extreme Weight Loss Dangers Documented in MMA
The BC Athletic Commissioner has released their post bout drug test results following UFC 174. The Commission advises as follows: VICTORIA – British Columbia athletic commissioner Dave Maedel has issued the following statement about drug testing results received following the UFC 174 match on June 14, 2014, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver: “The focus of … More UFC 174 Drug Test Results
Update October 15, 2014 – Sonnen confirmed the lengths he went to cover up his PED taking during the first episode of his podcast “You’re welcome with Chael Sonnen“. Sonnen admitted to knowingly, intentionally taking banned PEDs and trying to outwit commission testing confessing as follows: I thought it was out of my system. I … More Chael Sonnen and the F Word
Although the mandatory use of gloves in Mixed Martial Arts was one step which helped bring the sport from its ‘human-cockfighting‘ stigma into greater mainstream acceptance, this requirement likely increased the incidence of brain trauma for the sport’s participants. Gloves protect fighters’ fists from injuries and reduce superficial cuts to opponents but do little to protect an … More Knockouts By Punch Increased Tenfold After Gloves Introduced to MMA
The Prestige Fight Club found themselves entangled in Canada’s criminal justice system after hosting an unsanctioned MMA event last year in Saskatchewan. Following the event Criminal Charges were laid against two individuals involved for hosting an illegal prizefight contrary to section 83 of Canada’s Criminal Code. In response the individuals charged sued the Government of Saskatchewan … More Illegal MMA Event Ends in Conditional Discharge, Lawsuit Against Government Dropped
Update June 24, 2014 – the vote for the below bill has been postponed until July 14: __________________________________________________ Last month I discussed Vernon, BC’s, plans to ban Mixed Martial Arts from their City. The proposed law has now been drafted and is up for discussion and voting on June 23, … More Vernon, BC Law Proposing Ban on Professional and Amateur MMA Ready for Vote
In my ongoing efforts to highlight legal action taken against those accused of unlawfully accessing MMA Pay Per View products, reasons for judgement were released last week by the United States District Court, N.D. New York, assessing damages for the unlawful display of a UFC PPV Event by a commercial establishment. In last week’s case (Joe … More UFC Piracy Lawsuit Seeks Significant Damages; Falls Short of the Mark
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