Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

Federal and state regulators are locked in a jurisdictional battle over prediction markets, with the CFTC asserting these platforms constitute derivatives trading under federal law while states argue...

The CFTC filed suit against Minnesota in federal district court on May 19, 2026, marking the agency’s sixth lawsuit in seven weeks against a state seeking to regulate or prohibit CFTC-registered prediction markets. Filed one day after Minnesota’s governor signed a first-in-the-nation ban into law, the complaint argues that the state’s criminalization of prediction market operators is preempted by the Commodity Exchange Act and violates the U.S. Constitution.

Stadium naming rights and sponsorship agreements involve complex negotiations between venue operators and brand marketers, requiring careful attention to trademark licensing, exclusivity provisions, and long-term risk allocation. Legal practitioners must navigate intricate issues ranging from signage placement and digital visibility to player name-image-likeness rights and force majeure provisions.

As autonomous AI agents begin to reshape the internet, how can we ensure they operate securely and transparently? This episode explores a groundbreaking proposal to leverage the Domain Name System as a trust layer for the emerging agentic web, examining both the technical architecture and governance challenges of building infrastructure for AI-driven interactions.

On May 27, 2026, Judge Gary Roberts of the Los Angeles, California Superior Court ruled, in a notable decision, that the California Invasion of Privacy Act’s pen register and trap and trace device provisions apply only to telephone communications and not to software on commercial websites. The Court dismissed, with prejudice (notably), claims against Mintz client NetScout Systems, Inc. premised on deployment of a data collection software development kit (or SDK) on its website.

Virginia's new amendments to its auto-renewal subscription law mandate that businesses make cancellation at least as easy as sign-up, introducing strict channel-symmetry requirements that eliminate good-faith compliance protections.

The State of Colorado has taken a notable step in reshaping how creative businesses can be structured and financed with the introduction of the Colorado Artist Company Act (SB26 133).

Broadcasters face a critical June 7, 2026 deadline to comply with expanded Federal Communications Commission rules governing the identification of foreign government-sponsored programming. These enhanced regulations extend beyond traditional programming to encompass political issue advertising and paid public service announcements, while introducing new certification requirements and documentation procedures.

Immersive, venue-based adaptations of film and TV franchises are creating unsettled legal questions about copyright classification, rights grants, and compensation structures. Using The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere as an example, this analysis explores whether these spatial experiences constitute mere exhibition or transformative derivative works, and examines the implications for legacy IP, talent rights, guild obligations, and the emergence of immersive entertainment as a distinct distribution window.

The State of Colorado has taken a notable step in reshaping how creative businesses can be structured and financed with the introduction of the Colorado Artist Company Act (SB26 133).

Major music rightsholders are aggressively pursuing copyright infringement claims against brands for using popular music in social media content, with a recent lawsuit against fashion...

The Supreme Court's decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment addresses a fundamental question about internet service provider liability: when does knowledge of customer infringement cross the line into legal responsibility?