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FCC Seeks Comment On Relationship Between National TV Networks And Local Affiliates

On November 19, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice seeking comment on how market...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC Systems Back Online Post-Shutdown; Media Bureau Announces Revised Deadlines

The FCC's systems and databases that were affected by the government shutdown are available for use as of November 18, 2025.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC Sets Comment Dates For Quadrennial Review Of Broadcast Ownership Rules

Comments are due on December 17, 2025, and reply comments are due on January 16, 2026.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

What Phish And Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us About Being An Ally

Trey Anastasio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Phish, surprised "phans" by making a guest appearance with the psych-punk band Guerilla Toss on October 17, 2025...

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

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

United States IP

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

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

United States International

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Foley Hoag LLP

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

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

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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

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Wiley Rein

Top 5 Takeaways From "Advanced Mediation Strategies For Handling The Toughest Situations"

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Broadcast FY 2025 Regulatory Fees Due By September 25, 2025

By September 25, 2025, broadcast (radio and television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Psychic Readings And Legal Proceedings: Miss Cleo And Copyright Law

In the 1990s, commercials for pay-by-the-minute 1-900 phone services were ubiquitous, especially in the wee hours of the morning. In the era before social media and hookup apps...

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

In the United States, Sundays are for professional football. Saturdays are for college football. And Friday nights are for high school football.

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, America Samoa, and Washington...

United States Media & IT

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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

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)

How Shark Week Became The Apex Predator Of Summer TV

Want to learn about a fin-tastic example of how to build enduring brand recognition? This week's BL Business Branding Newsletter dives into the origin and impact of one of the most exciting times of the summer – Shark Week.

United States IP

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Berenzweig Leonard

Jackson v. Kavanaugh

District court denies rapper 50 Cent's motion to preliminarily enjoin release of horror film Skill House, holding plaintiff failed to show likelihood of success...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Federal Court Vacates Portions Of Local Television Ownership Rule

On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated two aspects of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) regulation restricting the number of television stations that one entity can own in a local market.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

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

In 2022, EU Directive 2018/1808 ("Directive") – amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States...

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

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

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Wiley Rein

Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC

In late December 2024, actress Blake Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) alleging that Justin Baldoni, her co-star and director in the film It Ends With Us...

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

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

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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

United States IP

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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

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

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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

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