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FTC Alerts Advertisers And Digital Platforms About Misleading MUSA Claims

There is nothing new about companies providing platforms for other companies to sell their wares. That is, after all, exactly what supermarkets do, and TV and radio networks have long run ads for other companies.

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Texas Rolls Camera On $1.5 Billion Film Incentive Law

SB 22, a sweeping film and television incentive bill that dramatically expands the state's support for the moving image industry, was officially signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 22, 2025.

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Fair Use Rulings On AI Training Platforms

Two courts recently issued decisions of note regarding the use of copyrighted material for training generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Both decisions...

United States Technology

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Demystifying Backend: A Simplified Guide To Common Film And Television Profit Participation Structures

Profit participation, or "backend," is one of the most complex aspects of entertainment dealmaking. Its intricacies are confusing even to many professionals working in film and television.

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

FCC Sets Comment Dates To Refresh The Record In National Television Multiple Ownership Rule Proceeding

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

California Expands Film And Television Tax Credit Program

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg

Lights, Camera, Comeback: Louisiana's Tax Credit Revival Targets Economic Boost

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

August 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In NC, SC, IL, WI, And CA

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

When Is A Car A Character? The Ninth Circuit Revisits Copyrightability In Halicki v. Carroll Shelby Licensing

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Courts Continue To Grapple With VPPA Class Actions

United States Privacy

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Why Every Pro Athlete Needs A Financial Front Office

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Just What The Doctor Ordered: NAD Clarifies When A Doctor Endorsement Is A Puff vs. A Claim

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Governor Landry Signs Act 44 To Modify The Film Production Tax Credit Program

United States Tax

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Liskow & Lewis

CTPAT: An Anchor For Weathering The Trade Storms

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Art Of The (UK) Deal

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Blockchain 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

U.S.-China Trade Relations: An Update On Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. v. Halicki

Ninth Circuit holds that custom Ford Mustang called "Eleanor," which appeared in four films from 1974 to 2000, is not entitled to character copyright protection under Towle test...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Eleanor – The Ford Mustang From Gone In 60 Seconds – Not A Copyrightable Character

In both the 1974 original and the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, a gang of accomplished thieves attempts to steal dozens of classic cars in an implausibly...

United States IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Turn The Trademarks Off: The Trademarks Of Kendrick Lamar, SZA, And Beyonce

On May 9, 2025, I sat in a crowded football stadium for the sold-out second night of the Grand National Tour concert featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA (the stage name of Solána Rowe).

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Eleanor – The Ford Mustang From Gone In 60 Seconds – Not A Copyrightable Character

In both the 1974 original and the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, a gang of accomplished thieves attempts to steal dozens of classic cars in an implausibly short timeframe.

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

These Are The Lawsuits You're Looking For: Fortnite's AI Voice Dispute

United States Technology

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Walters v. OpenAI, L.L.C.

United States Litigation

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Thinking About George Wendt - Actor And Advertising Law Icon

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Weigensberg Discusses AI, Copyright, And Legal Grey Areas

United States Technology

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

How Culture, Law And Technology Are Redefining Book Publishing

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Televising Supreme Court Oral Arguments & Congressional Power

United States Litigation

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Boies Schiller Flexner

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - May 2025

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

RSPCA Vindicated, But Only After ASA Goes Down A Rabbit Hole. (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Transparency In Pricing: The Case Of 'From €X'

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Second Circuit Joins Judicial Trend: No VPPA Violation In Pixel-Sharing Case

United States Litigation

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - May 2025

Welcome to our monthly update on significant FCC actions and filing deadlines. New rulemaking proceeding activity at the agency may significantly affect your business.

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

RSPCA Vindicated, But Only After ASA Goes Down A Rabbit Hole. (Video)

Nearly 10 months after initiating an investigation into advertising by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), the Advertising Standards Authority finally published...

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Transparency In Pricing: The Case Of 'From €X'

On March 5th, 2025, the Ethics' Jury [the first instance decision-making body of the Portuguese Advertising Self-Regulator...

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Second Circuit Joins Judicial Trend: No VPPA Violation In Pixel-Sharing Case

he Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a proposed class action against Flipps Media (now Triller TV), ruling that the company did not violate the federal Video Privacy Protection Act...

United States Litigation

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Eden Film Production LLC v. Lockjaw LLC

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Pulman Discusses Surge In Video Game Adaptations For Film + TV

Pryor Cashman partner Simon Pulman, co-chair of the Media + Entertainment and Film, TV + Podcast Groups, was featured in The Game Business discussing...

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Streaming On Netflix Now: "Minted: The Rise (And Fall?) Of The NFT"

The documentary Minted from RPJ client People's Television is now available on Netflix.

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Zipatone Films' Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse Broadcast Premiere

RPJ extends our heartfelt congratulations to Zipatone Films, whose critically acclaimed documentary Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse will have its broadcast premiere tonight...

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Surviving The Great Corporate Carve-Out

The carve-out is a business version of a high-stakes TV breakup. One day, you're all part of a happy work family, and the next, you're packing up your digital belongings...

United States Commercial

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Riveron

Panera Trademark Proceeding Dismissed

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Caught Between The Court And The Court Of Public Opinion

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Attorney Collin Walke For KDKA-AM Audacy Radio - Discussing 23andMe Privacy Concerns (Podcast)

United States Privacy

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Hall Estill

Keep California Rolling: New Bills Poised To Revitalize Production (In Hollywood)

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Sony Music Settles Lawsuit Over Whitney Houston Biopic

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Alright, Alright, A Write-Off: Matthew Mcconaughey's Push For Texas Film Tax Incentives

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

April 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In IN, KY, TN, TX, DE, And PA

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Timely Documentary "Centered: Joe Lieberman" Opening Nation-wide In Regal Theaters

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

FCC Issues Warning Over "Payola" Practices

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

When Is A 'Deal' A Deal?

United States Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New California Law Requires Digital Stores To Disclose License-Only Purchases

United States Media & IT

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Fasken

Mini-Series On CIPA Part 2: What Is A 'Phone'?

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

EntertainHR: NLRB Love Is Blind Complaint May Radically Alter Reality Television

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Radio Broadcasters Cautioned By FCC Enforcement Bureau About Disclosure Obligations For Concerts And Festivals

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Quality Over Quantity: How Streaming And Media Content Will Change In 2025

United States Media & IT

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BDO

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RSPCA Vindicated, But Only After ASA Goes Down A Rabbit Hole. (Video)

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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K&L Gates LLP

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AlixPartners

Fake-tober Surprise: Could Deepfakes Sway Voters? (Video)

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Gamma Law

Pulman Discusses Hollywood Actors And Writers Strike On Good Day New York (Video)

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Pryor Cashman LLP

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