Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

The Federal Trade Commission has found new ways to impose substantial monetary penalties on companies despite a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated its primary enforcement tool. Two recent settlements totaling over $5 million demonstrate how the agency is leveraging alternative provisions of the FTC Act to pursue civil penalties for consumer protection violations, particularly those involving deceptive marketing practices and fake reviews.

The FTC settled charges against Publishing.com LLC for $1.5 million over allegations that the company misled consumers about potential earnings from its self-publishing programs. The case addresses three critical advertising law issues: unsubstantiated earnings claims, deceptive refund guarantees with hidden conditions, and undisclosed material connections in consumer testimonials and reviews.

On March 16, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a significant post-trial opinion in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Krafton, Inc.1 The case arose from Krafton, Inc.’s (the “Buyer”)///

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The NCAA Division I Cabinet has fundamentally restructured college athletics eligibility by replacing decades-old season-of-competition rules with a streamlined age-based model. This sweeping change eliminates sport-specific restrictions and the waiver process while granting student-athletes five years of competition based on enrollment timing. However, the new framework faces immediate legal challenges from athletes who claim the transition rules create arbitrary distinctions among members of the same high

Whether a Name Image Likeness (NIL) payment is tied to legitimate commercial activity or functions as indirect compensation for athletic participation, retention, or recruiting value matters, especially in light...

The Federal Communications Commission advances multiple regulatory proposals targeting national security concerns in telecommunications, including restrictions on entities identified on the Covered List and new equipment authorization requirements. Key developments include proposed exclusions from domestic Section 214 authority, enhanced cybersecurity controls for federal contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information, and updated technical frameworks for satellite spectrum sharing.

Amendments to the Texas mini-TCPA significantly expanded its reach by requiring certain businesses to obtain a registration certificate from the Texas secretary of state. Against this backdrop, one recent decision is a useful reminder of the statute’s significant exemptions.

Over the past few months, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken a number of new steps to pursue what Chairman Brendan Carr first described in October 2025 as a “different approach” to illegal robocalls: targeting the problem “at every point of the call path” by placing more responsibility on voice service providers to police their networks and the traffic they accept from others.

elehealth is no longer an emerging service for pharmacies—it has become a routine part of patient care. Whether counseling patients after discharge, managing chronic diseases, supporting remote clinical services...

As artificial intelligence rapidly advances its ability to create realistic deepfakes of political figures, a complex patchwork of state laws has emerged to regulate their use in campaign advertising. Organizations seeking to leverage AI-generated content in political messaging must navigate over 30 different state regulatory frameworks, each with distinct requirements for disclaimers, prohibitions, and enforcement mechanisms that could expose them to penalties ranging from fines to felony charges.

The California Information Privacy Act (CIPA) has become a go‑to vehicle for plaintiffs’ counsel attacking website tracking technologies, such as cookies, pixels, beacons, chat bots...