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StudioFest LLC v. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

District court denies WME's, Dave Franco's and Alison Brie's motion to dismiss copyright infringement suit claiming that their film Together copied StudioFest's screenplay Better Half, finding that Together and Better Half...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

EntertainHR: Celebrating The Best In Workplace Investigations

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are getting ready to cast their ballots ahead of the fast-approaching 98th Academy Awards.

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

FCC Kicks Off Comment Period On Sports Broadcast Marketplace

In a year highlighted by major sporting events like the Winter Olympics and the World Cup, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is coming off the bench and entering the sports broadcasting arena.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

College Sports Legislation Is Missing A Critical Ingredient: Representation For College Athletes

In the wake of the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in the NCAA v. Alston case and the U.S. District Court's approval of the settlement in the House v. NCAA antitrust lawsuit...

United States Media & IT

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Groom Law Group

Lawdragon Names 18 Pryor Cashman Partners To 2026 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers List

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

FCC Adopts Expansive New Foreign Adversary Reporting Requirements In Latest Order

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defining "Consumer" In The Digital Age: The Supreme Court Takes Up The VPPA Divide

United States Consumer

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Last Payment For Production Employees In The Motion Picture Industry

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FCC Imposes Broad 'Foreign Adversary Control' Reporting Requirements

Worldwide Media & IT

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Jennifer Brandt Discusses Nancy Guthrie's Disappearance On Court TV's Think Tank (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Los Angeles Weighs $5 Million Support Program For Vertical Microdrama Production

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Pryor Cashman Congratulates Clients On Sundance Film Festival Selections

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

California Attorney General Continues Aggressive CCPA Enforcement Against Sling TV

United States Privacy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

New Year's Resolutions For Mediators (That Actually Change Outcomes)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Pryor Cashman Congratulates Client Will Janowitz On Academy Award Nominations

Pryor Cashman extends its congratulations to client Will Janowitz, producer of the feature film Train Dreams, on the film's Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, along with three additional Oscar nominations.

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

FCC Equal Opportunities Rule May Apply To Talk Shows, Media Bureau Says In Guidance To Broadcasters

While the Public Notice is styled as guidance about the applicability of the equal opportunities rule's bona fide news exemptions to broadcast television stations – particularly those airing late night and daytime talk shows – the guidance would also appear to apply equally to radio broadcasters.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

New York State Of Mind: Recent Laws In The Empire State Reshape How Content Creators And Advertisers May Use AI

As New York leads the charge on consumer-facing AI regulation, creatives and advertisers look to new rules on using AI-generated "Synthetic Performers" and "Digital Replicas"...

United States Media & IT

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Davis Wright Tremaine

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - January 2026

Welcome to our monthly update on significant FCC actions and filing deadlines. The FCC continues to repeal outdated rules and adopt new rules to protect consumers from illegal robocalls.

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

February 2, 2026 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In AR, LA, MS, KS, NE, OK, NJ, And NY

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

As The Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered The Public Domain

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Protecting The Vision: A Conversation With Corporate, Media And Entertainment Partner Larry Waks

United States Media & IT

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Sterlington PLLC

From Premiere To Pipeline: How A Film's Success Builds Business

United States Media & IT

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Sterlington PLLC

FCC Approves Changes To Rules Governing LPTV, TV Translator, And Class A Stations

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Texas Tests The CTV Business Model

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Broadcast Station Filings Due In January 2026 – Online Public File Reminder

United States Media & IT

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CRTC Replaces Semi-Annual STIR/SHAKEN Reports With Targeted Inquiries; Simplified Annual Reports Required For New Implementers

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

How Is Live Immersive Entertainment Expanding The Scope Of Traditional Live Theater?

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Texas Tests The CTV Business Model

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is at it again, this time with a set of enforcement actions against five major connected television manufacturers.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Broadcast Station Filings Due In January 2026 – Online Public File Reminder

As described in more detail below, by January 10, 2026, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial...

United States Media & IT

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

CRTC Replaces Semi-Annual STIR/SHAKEN Reports With Targeted Inquiries; Simplified Annual Reports Required For New Implementers

As delineated in our previous Client Advisory, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC" or "Commission")...

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

How Is Live Immersive Entertainment Expanding The Scope Of Traditional Live Theater?

I advise clients on all aspects of creating, financing, producing and licensing live stage productions, including Broadway, West End, touring, regional and international productions.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda For December 2025 Open Meeting

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

In the third episode of her RIPL Effect podcast series, Reinhart Shareholder Heidi Thole explores a staple of the spooky season – horror film and television – examining the ins and outs of copyright...

United States IP

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

The modern music royalty system is complex, with money flowing through multiple channels and entities before it reaches you.

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

What Might "100% Tariffs On Foreign Movies" Look Like?

A 100% tariff on foreign movies could take various forms. Some are straightforward but limited (physical media tariffs), while others are broader and more disruptive...

United States International

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Foley Hoag LLP

Philadelphia Fires A Major Legal Salvo Against Two Companies Over "Recyclable" Claims

The City of Philadelphia recently filed a lawsuit against S.C. Johnson & Son (the company that makes Ziploc plastic bags) and Bimbo Bakeries (a company that sells baked goods in plastic bags)...

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Tees Up Next Gen TV Transition For October Open Meeting

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC Approves Broadcast Ownership NPRM, Advancing 2022 Quadrennial Review

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Biani v. Showtime Networks, Inc.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Conversations With The Industry: Magnus Egerstedt, UC Irvine

United States Media & IT

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Foley Hoag LLP

FCC Tees Up 2022 Quadrennial Review Draft NPRM For September Open Meeting

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Broadcast FY 2025 Regulatory Fees Due By September 25, 2025

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Psychic Readings And Legal Proceedings: Miss Cleo And Copyright Law

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Friday Night Laws: A Primer On The Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

October 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In FL, PR, VI, IA, MO, AK, GU, HI, OR, AS, And WA

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

FCC July 2025 Open Meeting Recap (Podcast)

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

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

United States IP

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Miller Shah

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

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

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What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

FCC July 2025 Open Meeting Recap (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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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