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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

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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

Broadcast FY 2025 Regulatory Fees Due By September 25, 2025

United States Media & IT

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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

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

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

GA

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

WR

Wiley Rein

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

United States Media & IT

GA

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

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Pryor Cashman LLP

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

GA

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

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

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

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

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

The Copyright Act does not expressly address the protection of individual characters in expressive works, but courts have long recognized that certain characters...

United States IP

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Courts Continue To Grapple With VPPA Class Actions

Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) class actions filed against companies continue to proliferate. Meanwhile, as evidenced by a recent spate of decisions by the Second, Sixth, Seventh...

United States Privacy

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Why Every Pro Athlete Needs A Financial Front Office

Behind every winning team in pro-sports is a strong front office. From the general manager to the scouts, trainers, and analysts, each person plays a critical role in a team's success.

United States Media & IT

MG

MGO CPA LLP

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

We love endorsement cases, and we love puffery cases. NAD recently gave us two in one, looking at a claim for TheraBreath mouthwash made by the brand's founder, Dr. Harold Katz: "It's a better mouthwash. I guarantee it."

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

LL

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

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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

GA

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

LL

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

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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

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

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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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)

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K&L Gates LLP

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