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The FTC Continues To Crack Down On Deceptive Subscriptions (Rulemaking Or Not)

In October, our colleague Holly Melton read the tea leaves and wrote that the FTC might take steps to revive the "Click-to-Cancel" Rule (the Rule).

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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

AGs Fight To Keep Kids SAFE

Two state attorneys general took actions in September to protect kids by requiring businesses to, among other things, verify the ages of their users.

United States Privacy

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Kelley Drye & Warren 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

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MGO CPA LLP

Is "Refreshing" A Therapeutic Claim?

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Is "Refreshing" A Therapeutic Claim?

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Walters v. OpenAI, L.L.C.

United States Litigation

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

How Culture, Law And Technology Are Redefining Book Publishing

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb 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)

The Art Of The Deal: Understanding Your Publishing Agreement

United States IP

G.A.M. Law Office

Legal Requirements 101 For Self-Publishing Authors

United States IP

G.A.M. Law Office

What Is A Publication Agreement? (Video)

United States Media & IT

G.A.M. Law Office

Prospects For Prominent Short-Seller And Social Media Publisher Take A Left Turn

United States Criminal

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

Scammers And Screenplays: Self-Publishing Scams On The Internet Today

United States Media & IT

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Romano Law

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 265

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Manga, Anime, And Webtoons: 8 Key Issues In Acquiring Rights And Building Partnerships

Videogame IP aside, manga, anime, and webtoons are perhaps the fastest-growing emerging form of underlying rights for live action film and TV adaptation.

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

An In-Depth Look At The FTC's Updates To The Endorsement Guides—Part 1 Of 2

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized its updates to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the Endorsement Guides) and published...

United States Media & IT

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

3 Developments In The Nation's Rise In Book Bans

We blogged earlier this year about the top banned books of 2022. As we predicted, the spike in book bans across the country—and lawsuits challenging the bans—has not slowed down.

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

FTC Releases Final Updates To Endorsement Guides

On June 29, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") released its final version of its revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising...

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Rice

PEN, Penguin Random House, Parents And Authors Fight Florida Book Ban

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What Authors Need To Know About Morals Clauses

United States Media & IT

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Romano Law

What Authors Should Know About Agency Agreements

United States Media & IT

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Romano Law

What Authors Should Know About Subsidiary Rights

United States Media & IT

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Romano Law

The Top Banned Books Of 2022—and What's In Store For 2023

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What Are The Three Basic Types Of Music Publishing Deals For Songwriters?

United States Media & IT

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Romano Law

Indian Advertising Regulation & Law

United States Media & IT

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Developer Issues DMCA Takedown Notice To Remove Its Own Game From Steam, Claiming The Publisher Pirated The Game

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Publishing A Cropped Shot Of Jon Hamm's Crotch Is Fair Use Under Copyright Law

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Publishing A Cropped Shot Of Jon Hamm's Crotch Is Fair Use Under Copyright Law

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Indian Advertising Regulation & Law

The Indian advertising market has been subject to consistent and strong growth for some time, and this has been assisted by the adoption of technology and the massive growth in smart devices ...

United States Media & IT

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Developer Issues DMCA Takedown Notice To Remove Its Own Game From Steam, Claiming The Publisher Pirated The Game

Frogwares, a Ukraine-based indie developer with a subsidiary in Ireland, is in an ongoing legal dispute with France-based publisher Nacon over The Sinking City...

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Publishing A Cropped Shot Of Jon Hamm's Crotch Is Fair Use Under Copyright Law

We know this because in 2013, HuffPost published an article entitled " 25 Things You Wish You Hadn't Learned In 2013 And Must Forget in 2014." The list includes...

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Publishing A Cropped Shot Of Jon Hamm's Crotch Is Fair Use Under Copyright Law

We know this because in 2013, HuffPost published an article entitled "25 Things You Wish You Hadn't Learned In 2013 And Must Forget in 2014."

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Update: Pennsylvania Order Mandates Telework, But To What Extent?

United States Employment

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Reed Smith

Grumpy Cat Has The Last Word In 710K Win

A jury awarded the owners of Grump Cat 710K in a copyright, trademark, and breach of contract case against Grenade Beverage.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

IAB Alleviates The Anxiety Of Influence

In a head-to-head contest between a slogan and a human, the human will almost always win. Consumers respond to human influencers—celebrities, tastemakers, pundits—not simply ...

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

The (Exaggerated?) Death Of The Press Release

Brand messaging shows up everywhere these days, from the screens in our pockets to the sides of sports stadiums.

United States Media & IT

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

You Betcha: "It Doesn't Make It A Gotcha Just Because It Got Ya."

On August 29, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, Jed S. Rakoff, dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. The case was filed in June 2017. Judge Rakoff stated that Ms. Palin's complaint failed to show that a mistake in an editorial was made maliciously.

United States Media & IT

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Sedgwick LLP

News Aggregators – Link, Don't Replace, Your Sources

United States Media & IT

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Federal Appeals Court Weakens DMCA Safe Harbor Protection For Moderated Online Content

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

The Media Scores A "Win" At The Texas Supreme Court

United States Litigation

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Sedgwick LLP

Facebook Fake News Problem May Impact Businesses Operating Open Web Sites

United States Media & IT

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Butler Snow LLP

10 Copyright Cases Every Fan Fiction Writer Should Know About

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

The Boardroom - August 1, 2016

United States Media & IT

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Our Favorite Summer Reads For Every Start-Up

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Third Circuit Finds Photo Placement Sufficient To Permit Defamation, False Light Claims To Go Forward In Suit Alleging Harm From Firefighter Sex Scandal Story

United States Media & IT

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Reed Smith

"Gossip Cop" Held To Willfully Infringe Copyrighted Photos

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Press Banned From Norcross DNC Concert In Camden

United States Media & IT

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Fox Rothschild LLP

The Death Of Alexander Hamilton And The Birth Of The American Free Press

United States Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

How China's New Regulations Affect Online Publishing

United States Media & IT

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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

The Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates - 23 May 2016

United States Media & IT

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Can You Make An Infringement Claim Over Thumbnail Images?

United States IP

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Self-Publishing Platforms Deemed Distributors, Not Publishers In Privacy Suit Over Unauthorized Book Cover

United States Media & IT

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Holland & Knight

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