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The IP and Entertainment Law Ledger is an online, student-edited publication of the Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Society (IPELS) of the NYU School of Law. Our online publication provides an outlet for scholarly editorials and a forum for dialogue among legal practitioners, agents, and students, dedicated to analyzing issues in the fields of art, entertainment, intellectual property, internet, sports, and technology law. The Ledger considers authoritative treatment of any topics arising out of these fields with the goal of reporting on a wide variety of timely and relevant issues.
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