Michael E. Jones teaches art, sport and media law at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Jones began as an agent for professional athletes and TV celebrities and went on to co-create the Association of Representatives of Professional Athletes, which was later assigned to the NFL Players Association. Jones was the first Chairperson of the American Bar Association’s International Forum Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law. He helped to write the first collective bargaining agreement for soccer in the US and has penned more than thirty law review articles. His books include Sports Law and Intellectual Property Law Fundamentals.

Jones presents the complex and dynamic area of sports law in a fundamental and engaging way. He offers a fine work product for students.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: College Sports and the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationChapter 2: Gender Equity in SportsChapter 3: International Sports and the OlympicsChapter 4: Performance Enhancing Drugs and TestingChapter 5: Governance and Labor Issues in Professional SportsChapter 6: Sports Agents and ContractsChapter 7: Intellectual Property and Sports LawChapter 8: Privacy, Publicity, and DefamationChapter 9: Sports Liability: TortsChapter 10: Crime, Justice, and SportsAppendix A: Drug Testing Consent FormAppendix B: Standard Player Contract (NFL)Appendix C: Required NFLPA Representation ContractReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Michael E. Jones teaches art, sport and media law at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Jones began as an agent for professional athletes and TV celebrities and went on to co-create the Association of Representatives of Professional Athletes, which was later assigned to the NFL Players Association. Jones was the first Chairperson of the American Bar Association’s International Forum Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law. He helped to write the first collective bargaining agreement for soccer in the US and has penned more than thirty law review articles. His books include Sports Law and Intellectual Property Law Fundamentals.

Jones presents the complex and dynamic area of sports law in a fundamental and engaging way. He offers a fine work product for students.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: College Sports and the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationChapter 2: Gender Equity in SportsChapter 3: International Sports and the OlympicsChapter 4: Performance Enhancing Drugs and TestingChapter 5: Governance and Labor Issues in Professional SportsChapter 6: Sports Agents and ContractsChapter 7: Intellectual Property and Sports LawChapter 8: Privacy, Publicity, and DefamationChapter 9: Sports Liability: TortsChapter 10: Crime, Justice, and SportsAppendix A: Drug Testing Consent FormAppendix B: Standard Player Contract (NFL)Appendix C: Required NFLPA Representation ContractReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Michael E. Jones teaches art, sport and media law at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Jones began as an agent for professional athletes and TV celebrities and went on to co-create the Association of Representatives of Professional Athletes, which was later assigned to the NFL Players Association. Jones was the first Chairperson of the American Bar Association’s International Forum Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law. He helped to write the first collective bargaining agreement for soccer in the US and has penned more than thirty law review articles. His books include Sports Law and Intellectual Property Law Fundamentals.

Jones presents the complex and dynamic area of sports law in a fundamental and engaging way. He offers a fine work product for students.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: College Sports and the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationChapter 2: Gender Equity in SportsChapter 3: International Sports and the OlympicsChapter 4: Performance Enhancing Drugs and TestingChapter 5: Governance and Labor Issues in Professional SportsChapter 6: Sports Agents and ContractsChapter 7: Intellectual Property and Sports LawChapter 8: Privacy, Publicity, and DefamationChapter 9: Sports Liability: TortsChapter 10: Crime, Justice, and SportsAppendix A: Drug Testing Consent FormAppendix B: Standard Player Contract (NFL)Appendix C: Required NFLPA Representation ContractReferencesIndexAbout the Author