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2025 Mid-Year Check-In: Top 5 Issues For Influencers

August is behind us. The kids are in school. We are half way through a tumultuous year, and if you are in advertising and marketing, the influencer ecosystem is shifting under our feet.

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Why Porn Star GIGI DIOR Can't Register Her Name As A Mark

You might think of various reasons why a company owned by a porn star might be prevented from registering her pseudonym GIGI DIOR for services that include "personal appearances by a porn star"...

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

State AGs Again Urge Action To Protect Kids From Tech And AI Risks

Last week, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson proclaimed, "[i]f Congress won't protect kids from Big Tech, states will." State AGs from 27 states, led by the Utah Attorney General's office...

United States Technology

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Minnesota Restrictive Covenants Update: What Constitutes Solicitation?

The Minnesota Legislature's ban on new noncompetition agreements in 2023 has caused the state's employers to rely more heavily on other legal means to protect their businesses from unfair...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

USCIS Discretionary Review Update – What Clients Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Fakhoury Global Immigration

A (Byrne &) Storm Is Brewing – Do Not Ignore The Online Safety Act's International Reach

Worldwide Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

37 State Attorneys General Urge Meta To Safeguard Instagram's Location Sharing Feature

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Finds Brand Responsible To Try To Cause Take Down Of Influencer's Social Media Post It Didn't Pay For

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NAD Considers Material Connection Disclosures On LinkedIn

United States Healthcare

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Does A "Closer-Than-Usual Working Relationship" Mandate A Disclosure?

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Future-Proofing Your Brand During Expansion

United States IP

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Offit Kurman

Smartphone Ban In New York Schools Set To Take Effect This Fall: What Parents Should Know About Ban On Personal Internet-Enabled Devices

United States Media & IT

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Tully Rinckey

Podcast - An Overview Of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement

United States Consumer

HK

Holland & Knight

Three Takeaways From The Blockbuster CIPA Verdict In Frasco V. Flo Health Inc.

United States Privacy

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson 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

ABA Labor & Employment Law Podcast

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Bridging Cultures, Avoiding Disputes: Why Construction Needs Partnering Dialogue More Than Ever

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

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

Velos Media, LLC has filed suit against ByteDance (TikTok) (1:25-cv-00967), asserting five patents from families originally developed at BlackBerry and one patent from a family originally developed at Sharp.

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Double Disclosures: When Do You Need Them?

Arecent NAD case (Report #7841) addressed this very issue but since the advertiser voluntarily pulled the ads in question, NAD did not make a substantive determination.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

EntertainHR: Tick Tock, TikTok: Why Employers Should Evaluate Social Media Policies

TikTok is home to many viral video trends, including "day in the life" and "story time" videos. "Day in the life" videos frequently contain short...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Amendments To The COPPA Rule Now In Effect

On June 23, significant amendments (Amendments) to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (COPPA Rule) became effective, which increase obligations on many operators of websites and online services.

United States Privacy

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Bass, Berry & Sims

New Tax Bill Raises Form 1099-MISC Threshold: What It Means For Consumer Promotions, Sweepstakes And Prize Winners

United States Media & IT

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Private Law Firms Are Quietly Powering State Privacy Enforcement

United States Privacy

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Is Boxed Water "Better"?

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

NIL And Sports Representation: The New Wild West

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Mitigating Risk In The Influencer Economy: A Legal Guide To Avoiding FTC Penalties For Brand Partners

United States Media & IT

HM

Honigman

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

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

NAD Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions About Content Creator Disclosures

United States Media & IT

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Legal Developments In The Gaming Industry: First Half Of 2025

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

A New Form Of Legal Advertising?

United States Media & IT

JW

Jones Walker

New US State Children's Privacy Laws Continue To Reshape Digital Marketing

United States Privacy

DL

Davis+Gilbert LLP

NAD Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions About Content Creator Disclosures

P&G filed an NAD challenge against Dr. Squatch over posts that the company's influencers and content creators made on TikTok. These creators participate in the TikTok Shop affiliate...

United States Media & IT

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Legal Developments In The Gaming Industry: First Half Of 2025

We have seen dramatic evolution across the gaming industry throughout 2025. There have been noteworthy legal and regulatory developments for lottery couriers...

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

A New Form Of Legal Advertising?

Are social media influencers the new path for law firm advertising? Legal ethics rules once prohibited advertising until those rules were successfully challenged as violating the First Amendment.

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

New US State Children's Privacy Laws Continue To Reshape Digital Marketing

Last year saw a proliferation of US state laws regulating the processing of children's data. 2025 promises to be just as active, with new rules either already in effect or coming into force...

United States Privacy

DL

Davis+Gilbert LLP

Beige Battle: Social Media Influencers Settle Dispute Over Minimalist Brand Identity

United States IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Why Are California Lawyers Suing New Hampshire Businesses?

You likely use tracking plugins on your website, like Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, or LinkedIn Insight. These technologies help you analyze visitor activity and advertise on social media...

United States Privacy

MM

McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Cannabis Advertising And Social Media Influencers

It's common for companies in all industries to use social media "influencers" to promote their goods and services online. Influencer advertising in the cannabis industry is a particularly risky idea...

United States Cannabis

HS

Harris Sliwoski

How TikTok Users Are Accidentally Building Lululemon's $Million Design Patent Case

Every time someone posts a side-by-side comparison with #LululemonDupes, they're creating evidence that could be worth millions in Lululemon's lawsuit against Costco. The irony is staggering.

United States IP

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NovoTech Patent Firm

Section 230 Reform: What Websites Need To Know Now

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 has been credited with "creating" the internet by immunizing websites and platforms from lawsuits arising from the content...

United States Media & IT

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Musk Bans Hashtags On X Ads

United States Media & IT

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Social Media Day: Educating Employees On The Risks Of Social Media

United States Media & IT

KI

K2 Integrity

X Bans Hashtags In Ads: What's Next For Influencer Disclosures?

United States Media & IT

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Hiring A Model Or Ad Talent In NY? What Brands And Ad Agencies Need To Know About The Change To NY Law

United States Media & IT

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

The Future Of Fashion: Understanding The New York Fashion Workers Act

United States Commercial

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The Rise Of Class Actions In Influencer Marketing: What Brands Need To Know To Protect Themselves

United States Litigation

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

New Jersey Pay Transparency Law: NJ DOL Releases Guidance

United States Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FTC Reviews Its Approach To Kids' Online Activity – What Comes Next?

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Student Visa Pause Lifted; Social Media Will Be Screened

United States Immigration

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supermodel, Werk! New York's Fashion Workers Act Takes Effect

United States Media & IT

B

BakerHostetler

How Social Media Affects Immigration Processes

United States Immigration

SG

Siri & Glimstad LLP

AI Copyright Litigation Update: Recent Rulings In Consolidated Cases Against OpenAI And Microsoft

United States Technology

K

Klemchuk

Opinion-Trading Ads: MPL Challenges ASCI White Paper, Seeks $6mil In Damages

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Paid Partnership Problems: Uptick In Influencer Class Actions And NAD Scrutiny

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Developments In Online Safety And Data Privacy For Minors

United States Privacy

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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AlixPartners

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Gamma Law

Can Employers Control Employees' Social Media Content? (Video)

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Rights Of Publicity Vs Trademark Rights: What Are The Differences And How To Use Them (Video)

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Lewis Roca

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