Mark Grabowski has been invited to speak on the law of eSports at National University of Singapore on June 28.

eSports — the playing and watching  of competitive video games — is growing fast worldwide: the global eSports market is about $2 billion and some tournaments award tens of millions of dollars in prizes. As eSports continues to grow, so too have the legal issues that loom over it. Grabowski's talk will provide an overview of some of the biggest legal questions impacting eSports in Asia and elsewhere, and what the future may hold.

"Exploitative contracts, rampant discrimination and cheating scandals are just a few of the many challenges that players, teams, leagues and sponsors must navigate," said Grabowski, who teaches cyber law at Adelphi University and has a forthcoming book chapter on the law of eSports. "While some policies exist, many issues remain unclear or unregulated. The situation is further complicated by the global nature of eSports competitions and lack of a central governing body, which can create uncertainty over whose regulations apply. Because many players are young, they may lack the sophistication to deal with the myriad legal issues."

Grabowski has published about online gaming law in the past, including a book chapter on fantasy sports law. He frequently gives speeches on cyber law matters around the world. He's spoken at universities in Paris, Prague, Hong Kong and elsewhere.

Mark Grabowski has written a new book on Bitcoin and blockchain. The book, Cryptocurrencies: A Primer on Digital Money, is being published by Routledge, a prominent academic publisher based in the United Kingdom.

Already in just a decade of existence, cryptocurrencies have been the world’s best-performing financial asset, outperforming stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. This comprehensive yet concise book will enable the reader to learn about the nuts and bolts of cryptocurrencies, including their history, technology, regulations and economics. Additionally, this book teaches sound investment strategies that already work along with the spectrum of risks and returns.

Grabowski is an associate professor at Adelphi University in New York, where he teaches tech courses on "Bitcoin & Blockchain," "Internet Law," and "Digital Ethics". Besides being an investor in cryptocurrency, he has advised cryptocurrency projects, been extensively quoted in the media on Bitcoin and blockchain, and regularly speaks at international conferences on the legal issues surrounding cryptocurrency. Grabowski has a J.D. from Georgetown Law and previously worked as a journalist, lawyer and congressional aide. For media inquiries or speaking requests, click here.

Mark Grabowski will give a talk on journalism education at the upcoming JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Orange County, California.

Along with other journalism professors, he will participate in a panel entitled "Journalism After High School: What's Next?" The panel will discuss what students should be doing in college to further their journalism education after high school. Are scholarships available? Is it necessary to major in journalism? What skills should they develop? How to find and balance internships with studying, jobs and extracurriculars. The conference is April 25-27 in Anaheim.

Grabowski is a professor at Adelphi University and columnist for the Washington Examiner. He's also an instructor for Dow Jones News Fund’s summer bootcamp at the University of Texas-Austin, which prepares college and graduate students for journalism internships and jobs. Additionally, he serves on the boards for the Institute on Political Journalism in Washington, D.C. and the Journalism Education Association. He regularly gives talks around the country on journalism and media law.

Mark Grabowski was invited to attend the annual Faculty Conference hosted by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

The 2018 conference will bring together roughly sixty faculty members from a range of disciplines and institutions, with a variety of viewpoints, to present research and discuss issues related to academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus. The conference also includes programming focusing on faculty activism and offering practical guidance for faculty looking to become more active on their campuses. The conference will take place in mid-October at Loyola University in Chicago.

Grabowski, who is a professor at Adelphi University, conducts research and teaches courses focusing on free speech and the First Amendment. He also frequently addresses higher education's free speech and viewpoint diversity crisis in his column and presentations.

Founded in 1999, FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates students, faculty, alumni, trustees, and the public about the threats to these rights on our campuses, and provides the means to preserve them.

Mark Grabowski was quoted last week in two media outlets on the impact blockchain and cryptocurrency are having on different industries.

He was cited by Medical Economics, a healthcare magazine, on blockchain's impact on medicine and whether doctors should invest in cryptocurrency. Additionally, Grabowski was quoted in Financial Magnates, a financial news site, on blockchain education in higher education.

Grabowski teaches a course on "Bitcoin & Blockchain" and has written a forthcoming textbook on cryptocurrency.

Mark Grabowski was quoted in a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution involving free speech and social media threats. The story details how one dreadful social media post can have a lifetime of consequences. In the case of the store's subject, his anonymous Tumblr post threatening a school attack led to his college expulsion, six months in jail, a five-year social media ban and homelessness.

Grabowski addressed how the U.S. legal system assesses whether statements are protected by the First Amendment or not. "It comes down to a few different things: was it a true threat, or was it something he said in jest?” said the Adelphi University internet law and digital ethics professor. “If the statement can be reasonably interpreted by people as a joke, then it might not be considered a true threat. But if a court interprets that a message was intentionally threatening, it is treated as a threat regardless of whether the messenger has the means to carry the act out.” 

Mark Grabowski published a new piece in the Nebraska Law Review that examines internet governance: "Should the U.S. Reclaim Control of the Internet? Evaluating ICANN’s Administrative Oversight Since the 2016 Handover." 

The article examines the U.S. government's decision in 2016 to handover controls of the Internet's backbone to a private company known as ICANN. Grabowski, an Internet Law professor, concludes that Amerca's abdication has been a disaster and, consequently, the future of the Internet as we know it is now imperiled. 

Here's the abstract of Grabowski's piece: "As the two-year anniversary of its abdication approaches, U.S. government officials recently caused a stir by publicly questioning whether they should reassert their control over the Internet’s administrative functions. ICANN, the non-governmental organization that now independently oversees the Internet’s backbone, has arguably been plagued by mission creep, budget problems, and challenges to its authority. Although reversing the handover may be difficult, this paper argues that U.S. officials are justified in putting pressure on ICANN."

Mark Grabowski, who teaches media law and ethics, was interviewed by New York newspapers on recent media controversies.

Grabowski spoke with the New York Times July 20 about S-Town, a hit podcast that's facing criticism and a lawsuit for its treatment of the main character, who died before it aired. While Grabowski didn't think the lawsuit would prevail, he said the podcast's actions raised ethical concerns.

He spoke with Newsday June 29 about a Nassau County College policy that requires employees to get administrative permission before speaking with reporters. Grabowski argued that the policy violates employees' First Amendment rights.