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FCC July 2025 Open Meeting Recap (Podcast)

In this episode of Full Spectrum, Kelley Drye's Communications team provides a detailed "First Take" on the Federal Communications Commission's July 24, 2025 Open Meeting.

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Section 181 Goes Platinum: A Tax Relief Game-Changer For Recording Artists And Labels

Recent legislation extends immediate expensing to albums, streaming projects, and music videos

United States Tax

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

50 Cent's Fight Over His Image Highlights Challenges In Copyright And Right Of Publicity Lawsuits

Rapper and actor Curtis Jackson III, more commonly known by his stage name 50 Cent, is in the midst of a complicated legal attempt to prevent the use of his image and likeness...

United States IP

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Miller Shah

Federal Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment, Finds Insufficient Evidence Of Detrimental Reliance For Equitable Estoppel Defense

In Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., No. 2023-2267 (Fed. Cir. June 9, 2025), the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment that barred Fraunhofer's patent...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Inside Luxury's Move Into Film And TV Financing

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Is Boxed Water "Better"?

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

How Shark Week Became The Apex Predator Of Summer TV

United States IP

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Berenzweig Leonard

Jackson v. Kavanaugh

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Federal Court Vacates Portions Of Local Television Ownership Rule

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Mandatory Registration Of Influencers/YouTubers - Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

FTC Alerts Advertisers And Digital Platforms About Misleading MUSA Claims

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Texas Rolls Camera On $1.5 Billion Film Incentive Law

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Fair Use Rulings On AI Training Platforms

United States Technology

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Is The Economy Shifting? Ankura's July 2025 U.S. Economic Tracker Reveals Key Trends

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Analysis Of The 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Legislation

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BakerHostetler

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

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

On July 8, 2025, the Federal Register published a summary of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Public Notice seeking...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

California Expands Film And Television Tax Credit Program

California has recently taken major steps to reinvigorate its film and television industry through an ambitious expansion of its tax credit program.

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry recently signed into law Act 44, which aims to revitalize Louisiana's film industry after years of hardship.

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

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California with five or more full-time employees must prepare by Friday, August 1, 2025, an annual EEO Public File Report (PFR)

United States Media & IT

WR

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

SM

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

LL

Liskow & Lewis

Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. v. Halicki

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

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

United States IP

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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

United States IP

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

United States Technology

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Televising Supreme Court Oral Arguments & Congressional Power

On April 23, C-SPAN sent the U.S. Supreme Court a letter asking permission to televise the May 15 oral arguments concerning issues related to President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.

United States Litigation

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Boies Schiller Flexner

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

NM

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

GA

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

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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

United States Litigation

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Eden Film Production LLC v. Lockjaw LLC

United States IP

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

When The First Amendment Intersects With The Lanham Act For Trademark Protections

United States IP

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Klemchuk

The Power Of "Popular": Why Sponsorship Is Critical To Career Advancement And Client Development (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

FCC Seeks Comment On ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV Transition

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Pulman Discusses Surge In Video Game Adaptations For Film + TV

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

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

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

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

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Surviving The Great Corporate Carve-Out

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

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Sony Music Settles Lawsuit Over Whitney Houston Biopic

United States IP

K

Klemchuk

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FCC July 2025 Open Meeting Recap (Podcast)

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Client Conversations With Alvin Hall (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

2024 Will Be A Year Of Reinvention And Reinvestment In The Future Of Local News (Video)

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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)

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

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