The California Sports Lawyer Podcast with Jeremy Evans

This week on the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans examines a growing question in modern sports: who owns probability. As leagues, sportsbooks, data firms, and media platforms expand real-time analytics and betting content, win probabilities, predictive models, and live odds are becoming valuable assets.

Jeremy explains how probability is created, packaged, and monetized across broadcasts, apps, and betting platforms, and where the legal lines fall between raw sports data, proprietary modeling, and intellectual property. The episode also explores what this means for leagues and teams asserting control over official data, sportsbooks building differentiated products, and media partners using probability to shape fan engagement.

Finally, we look ahead at how rights deals and disputes may evolve as probability becomes a core part of the sports product. (Season 7, Episode 49).

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This week on the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans breaks down the rise of the "franchise sports studio" — how leagues, teams, and media partners are quietly rebuilding sports to look a lot more like Hollywood. Using the new UFC–Paramount deal as a roadmap, Jeremy explores how live games and fights are becoming the tentpole "blockbusters", surrounded by year-round universes of shoulder programming, docuseries, origin stories, rivalries, and archival content that keep fans locked in between events.

We unpack how this shift is reshaping dealmaking: rights packages moving from "games only" to "games plus universe," athletes being treated as long-term IP with life story and likeness rights in play, and why control over the narrative engine around a property is becoming as valuable as the event itself. Jeremy explains what this means for leagues, athletes, streamers, networks, and sponsors — from contract negotiation and editorial control to NIL leverage, brand building, and new revenue streams across platforms.

Finally, we look ahead at where the franchise sports studio model goes from here: more crossovers between sports and entertainment, deeper integration of archives and storytelling, and how stakeholders can protect competitive integrity while still embracing cinematic, year-round engagement. If you care about where the business of sports is headed — and who owns the stories that keep fans watching — this episode is for you. (Season 7, Episode 48).

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This week on the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans unpacks the fast-moving "shadow library" controversy now reshaping generative AI. After a major court setback for OpenAI, the spotlight is on the allegedly unlicensed books and internet materials used to train large language models (LLM)—and why "chain of title" for data is becoming the next legal battleground.

We dig into how a pay-to-license future could trigger a full-blown licensing gold rush, turning clean, cleared datasets into the most valuable asset in AI. Jeremy explains what this means for platform costs, access, and the next wave of dealmaking—especially for entertainment, media, and sports libraries packed with talent NIL and archival content.

Finally, we look ahead: possible policy and market solutions (from opt-out training exemptions to rights societies, dataset marketplaces, and even blockchain-verified licensing), and why lawmakers and developers must balance enforcement with public access and innovation. If you care about who gets paid when AI "uses" human creativity—and who gets to build the future—this episode is for you. (Season 7, Episode 47). 

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This week on the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans breaks down what the House v. NCAA settlement really set in motion for college sports—and why it is only the start of a much bigger NIL era. We dig into revenue sharing, roster and scholarship shifts, and the new enforcement landscape, then zoom out to how NIL logic is spreading into entertainment and AI-driven identity licensing. If you care about the future of athlete rights, media deals, and how “use” is becoming the trigger for compensation, this episode is for you. (Season 7, Episode 46). Copyright 2025. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. (www.CSLlegal.com).

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This episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast with Jeremy Evans features a dynamic conversation with Michael Ashley — bestselling author, screenwriter, publisher, futurist, and prolific commentator on artificial intelligence, culture, and creativity.

Ashley draws from his extensive experience writing for Forbes, authoring books, and publishing thought-provoking work on The AI Philosopher to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping creativity, communication, and human expression. The discussion examines AI’s impact on media, publishing, ethics, business strategy, and the broader cultural landscape, while also highlighting the opportunities and challenges facing creators and thought leaders in an increasingly digital, automated, and AI-influenced world.

This episode provides meaningful insights for professionals, executives, creatives, and students interested in technology, storytelling, ethics, and innovation — revealing how AI is transforming not only the creative industries, but modern society itself. (Season 7, Episode 45).

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Jeremy Evans, host of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, discusses how AI voice technology is reshaping licensing, NIL, and publicity rights for both living and deceased athletes and actors. He explores the legal, ethical, and business implications of artificial intelligence in entertainment, media, and sports, and how creators and estates can protect and monetize their digital likeness and voice. (Season 7, Episode 44). Copyright 2025. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. (www.CSLlegal.com).

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This episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast with Jeremy Evans features an engaging conversation with Amir Khan, Legal Counsel at Sportradar, a global leader in sports data, technology, and integrity solutions.

Khan shares insights from his career at the intersection of sports, technology, and law — discussing how data analytics, integrity monitoring, and digital innovation are transforming the global sports industry. The conversation delves into topics such as international sports governance, the evolving role of legal counsel in tech-driven sports enterprises, and how integrity frameworks help protect the fairness and credibility of competition worldwide.

This episode offers valuable lessons for professionals, executives, and students interested in sports law, technology, compliance, and innovation — highlighting how data and integrity shape the modern sports ecosystem. (Season 7, Episode 43).

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This episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast with Jeremy Evans features an insightful conversation with Amy Privette Perko, Chief Executive Officer of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

Perko discusses her distinguished career in college athletics, from her time as a student-athlete and NCAA leader to her role guiding the Knight Commission’s national efforts to promote integrity, education, and fairness in college sports. The conversation explores how governance reforms, athlete-centric policies, and financial transparency are reshaping the future of intercollegiate athletics.

This episode is a must-listen for professionals, administrators, and students passionate about sports law, policy, education, and leadership — offering valuable lessons on how institutions and leaders can balance competitive sports and business excellence with academic values.  (Season 7, Episode 42).

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In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans sits down with Rob Sine, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blueprint Sports, a leader in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) space. With over twenty years of experience across professional sports, collegiate athletics, and major agencies, Rob offers a unique perspective on how NIL continues to evolve and reshape the business of college sports.

Jeremy and Rob discuss how Blueprint Sports is building the infrastructure for NIL success—supporting athletes, collectives, and universities through a “software + service” model that blends innovation, compliance, athlete, and fan empowerment. The conversation covers:

• The shift from transactional NIL deals to comprehensive, revenue-share, and agency-style partnerships

• How athletic departments and donor platforms are adapting to the modern NIL ecosystem

• The legal, ethical, and compliance considerations driving NIL decision-making

• Practical insights for student-athletes, administrators, and sports lawyers navigating this fast-moving landscape

This episode offers a deep look into how Blueprint Sports is redefining the NIL era and what it means for the future of collegiate athletics.  (Season 7, Episode 41).

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