Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

Division I schools spent nearly $2 billion in direct compensation and benefits for college athletes during the first year of the House v. NCAA settlement, with 307 schools (85% of Division I) participating in the new compensation system. The data reveals thousands of new athletic scholarships and a fundamental transformation in how college sports revenue is shared with athletes.

The U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, legislation that would fundamentally reshape college athletics by establishing federal rules governing NIL compensation, athlete representation, transfers, and eligibility while granting the NCAA significant antitrust protection. This comprehensive framework could provide universities with greater regulatory certainty but may substantially limit the legal tools athletes have used to challenge NCAA restrictions...

The U.S. Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act with overwhelming bipartisan support, establishing a potential national framework for college athletics that addresses NIL compensation, antitrust protections, and revenue-sharing. Key amendments include raising the power-conference cap to 20 members, shortening the conference realignment lookback period, and requiring foreign funding disclosure.

A Delaware Court of Chancery decision clarifies that public benefit corporation directors are not bound by traditional Revlon duties to maximize shareholder value in change-of-control transactions. This landmark ruling provides important guidance for founders, investors, and directors navigating the intersection of profit-driven objectives and mission-driven outcomes in the startup ecosystem.

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed the first comprehensive modernization of ultra-wideband rules since 2002, introducing a new device category for AI-enabled sensing and autonomous systems while addressing technical limitations that have forced manufacturers to seek case-by-case waivers. The proposed rulemaking tackles measurement procedures, deployment restrictions, and emission limits that current UWB technologies routinely exceed, potentially streamlining regulatory pathways for smart hom

The Federal Communications Commission has fundamentally altered how businesses must handle consumer opt-out requests under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, replacing the broad "revoke all" mandate with a more nuanced, category-specific approach for informational messages. This regulatory shift allows companies to maintain separate consent tracks for different types of non-marketing communications while preserving stricter opt-out requirements for telemarketing messages. The Updated Order introduces ne

A Delaware Court of Chancery decision clarifies that public benefit corporation directors are not bound by traditional Revlon duties to maximize shareholder value in change-of-control transactions. This landmark ruling provides important guidance for founders, investors, and directors navigating the intersection of profit-driven objectives and mission-driven outcomes in the startup ecosystem.

California has enacted the nation's strongest legislation regulating AI chatbots and social media for minors, imposing mandatory safety audits, crisis protocols, and prohibitions on addictive features. Companies operating companion chatbots, social media platforms, or online services used by children face significant compliance obligations and civil penalties up to $1 million per child for negligent harm.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1130 into law, eliminating the penalty exemption for paid influencers who violate political advertising disclosure requirements. The new law, effective January 1, 2027, establishes joint and several liability between paid content creators and campaign committees for violations, fundamentally changing enforcement mechanisms for online political advertising compliance.

Highway Contract Route carriers and brokers operating in the USPS surface transportation network face critical legal developments in 2026, including the Supreme Court's Montgomery v. Caribe decision eliminating federal preemption for negligent-selection claims and the ongoing nuclear verdict crisis with jury awards exceeding $10 million. These developments demand heightened attention to compliance, documentation, and risk management strategies to protect against significant liability exposure in today's tru

The Department of Justice’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division (“NFED”) has told the market exactly where it intends to focus: (1) public trust and financial integrity, (2) health care, (3) internal revenue, (4) global trade and commerce, and (5) corporate misconduct. NFED plans to target these five priorities in parallel under one roof with a shared data infrastructure, compounding the risk to companies that operate at the intersection of multiple priorities and raising the stakes for any company considering a voluntary self-disclosure of potential misconduct.

When a legal research startup trained its AI on lawyer memos derived from Westlaw's editorial summaries, it sparked a landmark copyright case that exposes how artificial intelligence extracts not just content, but the accumulated judgment and authority publishers spent decades building. As Google referral traffic plummets and AI-generated content farms proliferate, the question shifts from "was a copy made?" to "was the expert ever hired?"