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First FASC Order Could Broadly Impact ICT Supply Chains And National Security In Federal Systems

WHAT: The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), as recommended by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC), issued the first order under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain...

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

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

The Subpoenas Are Coming! The Subpoenas Are Coming!

Lee Levine is a retired lawyer who represented journalists and news organizations for more than four decades. Isabella Salomão Nascimento is a senior associate in Ballard Spahr LLP's Media & Entertainment Law group.

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Podcast - A Roadmap For Emerging Consumer Protection Issues

In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta covers the emerging issues driving federal and state enforcement and private litigation.

United States Consumer

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Holland & Knight

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

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

New York Federal Court Dismisses Adtech Class Action Because No Ordinary Person Could Identify Web User

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

The Final Denver Broncos Right Of First Refusal Case (ROFR): A Masterclass In Complex Trust Litigation And Media Management

United States Litigation

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Fennemore

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

What The Beach Boys And Charles Manson Can Teach You About IP And Contract Law

United States IP

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Klemchuk

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

The End Of An Old Payday: Combat Sports Disrupted By Saudi Arabia's Advance Model

Worldwide Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California AG And DAs Settle With Direct Mail Company Over Deceptive Mailers

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Velos Media, Under New Ownership, Takes Litigation Aim At TikTok

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Pryor Cashman Partners Named To Variety's 2025 Music Legal Elite Report

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Strengthening Your Hiring Process (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Offit Kurman

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

FCC Temporarily Suspends Biennial Ownership Reporting Requirement For Broadcasters

There are several things you can count on in life as a broadcaster: death, taxes, and the need to file biennial ownership reports in odd-numbered years.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Inside Luxury's Move Into Film And TV Financing

Building on the panel discussion at the 2025 Luxury Law Summit in London, Loeb Luxury Brands Chair Melanie Howard posed some additional questions to Nessa McGill...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Misinterpretation Of Supreme Court's Alston Decision Is Skewing Sports Decisions

Michael McCann, Associate Dean, Professor of Law and SELI Director, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and Visiting Professor at Harvard Law recently...

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Key Considerations In Sports And Entertainment Mixed-Use Developments

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in sports and entertainment mixed-use developments that blend professional or collegiate stadiums or arenas...

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

From Soft Caps To Hard Lines: How The NBA's Latest CBA Reshapes Spending And Teambuilding Strategy

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: What The Supreme Court's Age Verification Decision Could Mean For All Websites—Not Just Adult Ones

United States Privacy

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Perkins Coie LLP

What To Expect From The FTC In Youth Privacy And Online Safety

United States Privacy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

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

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Foul Play Off The Field: DOJ Indicts Sports Executive In Texas Bid-Rigging Scheme

United States Anti-trust

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The WNBA Compensation Debate: Both Sides Have A Point — And That's Exactly The Issue

United States Employment

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Anderson P.C.

FTC Alerts Advertisers And Digital Platforms About Misleading MUSA Claims

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Saady Named To The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation For Second Consecutive Year

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

New SAG-AFTRA 2025 Interactive Media Agreement Approved By Members

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

Saady Named To The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation For Second Consecutive Year

Pryor Cashman attorney Nick Saady has been named to The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation for the second consecutive year.

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

New SAG-AFTRA 2025 Interactive Media Agreement Approved By Members

On July 9, SAG-AFTRA announced that its members approved the new 2025 Interactive Media Agreement ("IMA") by a vote of 95% in favor.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

August 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In NC, SC, IL, WI, And CA

United States Media & IT

WR

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

Arora Recognized Among Top 25 Media And Entertainment Attorneys Of 2025

Pryor Cashman Partner Kaveri Arora, a member of the Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Media + Entertainment Groups, has been named one of the Top 25 Media and Entertainment Attorneys of 2025 by Attorney Intel.

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Growing List Of States Attempting To Regulate Kids' Social Media Accounts: Nebraska Husks Up

Nebraska's governor signed a bill into law that, among other things, creates the Parental Rights in Social Media Act.

United States Privacy

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Weigensberg Comments On Key Implications Of Disney v. Midjourney In Generative AI Copyright Battle

Pryor Cashman Partner Joshua Weigensberg, a member of the Litigation and Media + Entertainment Groups, was quoted in Variety discussing the implications of Disney and Universal v. Midjourney...

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Legal 500 Names Pryor Cashman A Top U.S. Law Firm, Ranking Six Practices In 2025

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Why Every Pro Athlete Needs A Financial Front Office

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Why Every Entertainer Needs A Business Manager

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Chambers Recognizes Pryor Cashman's Leading Practices And Partners In 2025 Rankings

United States Law Performance

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

How Private Equity Is Shaping Modern Music Catalog Deals

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Enos v. The Walt Disney Company

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Leadership In The Law: Fireside Chat With Brett Scharback, Senior Vice President And Chief Legal Officer For The Chicago Cubs (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Mayer Brown

Lawdragon Names 10 Pryor Cashman Attorneys To Inaugural 2025 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers List

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

The Take It Down Act Becomes Law: Combatting Revenge Porn And Deepfakes In The Digital Age

United States Technology

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Weigensberg Comments On Key Takeaways From The Take It Down Act On Celebrity Deepfakes

United States Technology

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

How Content Creators Can Take Control Of Monetization

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

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

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

United States Technology

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DOJ Loosens Guidelines That Protect Journalists From Subpoenas And Search Warrants

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Media And Entertainment (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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K&L Gates LLP

Decentral Casting: Reimagining Entertainment In Web3 (Video)

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Gamma Law

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

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AlixPartners

Attorney, Domenic Romano, On The Drew Barrymore Stalker Incident Following Arrest In Long Island (Video)

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Romano Law

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