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Biani v. Showtime Networks, Inc.

In copyright infringement action against Showtime and producers of television series Penny Dreadful, Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal, holding that plaintiff failed to allege striking similarity...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Conversations With The Industry: Magnus Egerstedt, UC Irvine

Magnus Egerstedt is the Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, where he leads...

United States Media & IT

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Foley Hoag LLP

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

On September 9, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (draft NPRM)...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

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

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

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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

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Strengthening Your Hiring Process (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Offit Kurman

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Are Emotional Distress Damages In FEHA Settlements Taxable?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

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

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Fair Use Rulings On AI Training Platforms

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

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 LLP

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

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

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

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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

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

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

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, voice acting was the exclusive domain of talented humans. But today, in the age of generative AI, even the iconic voice of a legendary villain...

United States Technology

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Walters v. OpenAI, L.L.C.

Georgia state court grants summary judgment dismissing defamation claim targeting ChatGPT output accusing radio host of embezzlement, in light of disclaimers notifying users that ChatGPT sometimes generates inaccurate information, and user's admission that he did not believe output relayed true facts.

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

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

Eden Film Production LLC v. Lockjaw LLC

United States IP

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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

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Wiley Rein

Pulman Discusses Surge In Video Game Adaptations For Film + TV

United States Media & IT

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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

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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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AlixPartners

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

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Gamma Law

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