Worldwide: Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

Plaintiffs in House v. NCAA have filed a motion to exempt third-party name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements involving multimedia rights (MMR)...

With FIFA World Cup 2026 beginning in less than two months, hospitality operators in host cities face critical operational and legal challenges.

The creator economy is a multibillion-dollar industry attracting serious investment, strategic brand partnerships and increasingly sophisticated deal structures.

The Federal Trade Commission has found new ways to impose substantial monetary penalties on companies despite a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated its primary enforcement tool. Two recent settlements totaling over $5 million demonstrate how the agency is leveraging alternative provisions of the FTC Act to pursue civil penalties for consumer protection violations, particularly those involving deceptive marketing practices and fake reviews.

The FTC settled charges against Publishing.com LLC for $1.5 million over allegations that the company misled consumers about potential earnings from its self-publishing programs. The case addresses three critical advertising law issues: unsubstantiated earnings claims, deceptive refund guarantees with hidden conditions, and undisclosed material connections in consumer testimonials and reviews.

On March 16, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a significant post-trial opinion in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Krafton, Inc.1 The case arose from Krafton, Inc.’s (the “Buyer”)///

Colorado's amended Privacy Act introduces sweeping protections for minors' personal data, extending coverage to individuals under 18 and imposing consent requirements, design restrictions, and mandatory risk assessments...

A cloned executive voice. A fake endorsement. A synthetic campaign ad. A deepfake intimate image. Each of these can now trigger criminal liability, consumer-protection claims, platform-removal obligations...

We lawyers have been nagging our clients for years – both from the brand side and the influencer side- because the FTC has made it very clear that everyone along the advertising spectrum can...

A Tokyo court has sentenced individuals to jail time for publishing detailed spoiler posts about Godzilla and anime content, finding that their descriptions crossed the line from fair use commentary into unauthorized adaptation.

On Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic and one of its reporters, alleging defamation over an April 17 story detailing the Director's alleged excessive drinking...

The creator economy is a multibillion-dollar industry attracting serious investment, strategic brand partnerships and increasingly sophisticated deal structures.