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FTC Disclosures Still A Focus In Interactive Media

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) advertising disclosure rules for "material connections" are not new. The FTC has long required that advertising contain clear and conspicuous disclosures...

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard

CPNI Certification Reminder And Cybersecurity Best Practices Guidance

As a reminder, telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers (communications providers) must file their...

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FCC Waiver Petition Seeks Relief From USAC's "One-Year Downward Revision" Deadline For Late-Filed Form 499-A Worksheets

Advance Innovative Solutions, Inc. ("AIS"), represented by Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC (The CommLaw Group), has filed a Petition with the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission")...

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Los Angeles Weighs $5 Million Support Program For Vertical Microdrama Production

On January 28, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to explore a $5 million subsidy/support initiative aimed at microdramas, which are short-form, vertical (9:16) scripted productions that often operate at budgets around $200,000 per title and frequently fall below the minimum budget thresholds.

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard

FCC Launches Sweeping "All-IP Future" Rulemaking: Intercarrier Compensation, Access Charges, CAF ICC, And Legacy Tariff Rules On The Table

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

FTC Signals Restart On Negative Option Rulemaking

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

AD Nauseam: New Leadership, New Rules – How NAD Shaped Advertising In 2025 (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

UK Online Safety In The Spotlight: Enforcement, Expansion, And The Importance Of Proportionality

United States Media & IT

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Getting Ready To Use The DROP

United States Media & IT

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Designing The 'Buy' Button: Clearer Disclosures, Fewer Lawsuits

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

"Click-to-Cancel" Might Be Back Online: FTC Submits Draft Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking

United States Media & IT

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 11 – Update – Texas Mini-TCPA Registration Requirements (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FCC Announces A 'Waiver Of Prohibitions' On Certain Permissive Changes To Covered UAS And UAS Critical Components

United States Media & IT

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Establishes Broadly Applicable Ownership Reporting And Information Collection Regime Targeting "Foreign Adversary" Interests

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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IT and Internet

US Treasury's Outbound Investment Security Program: Lessons And Insights

On January 2, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Final Rule implementing the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP) pursuant to Executive Order 14105 went into effect...

Worldwide Finance

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

CEMA Email Litigation Update

As our readers know, Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act ("CEMA") has become a fertile battleground for lawsuits involving CEMA email claims. Below, we discuss a complaint alleging CEMA email claims...

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – January 23, 2026

Rising Threats of AI-Generated Malware and Stealthy Cyber AttacksRecent reports highlight a concerning trend where individual hackers are using artificial intelligence (AI)...

Worldwide Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

GSA Seeks Industry Input On "Value Added" By IT Resellers, Hints At Potential Limits On Reseller Markup

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

Favorable CIPA Wiretapping Claim Decision

United States Privacy

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Countdown To Data Privacy Day 2026: Understanding The California Invasion Of Privacy Act (CIPA): What Businesses Need To Know

United States Privacy

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Pyongyang By Proxy: The Growing Risks Of Remote Work

United States Technology

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Beware Of Washington's Commercial Email Statute!

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Navigating Commercial Property And Cyber Insurance Claims

United States Insurance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

CPNI Certification Reminder And Cybersecurity Best Practices Guidance

As a reminder, telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers (communications providers) must file their...

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FCC Waiver Petition Seeks Relief From USAC's "One-Year Downward Revision" Deadline For Late-Filed Form 499-A Worksheets

Advance Innovative Solutions, Inc. ("AIS"), represented by Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC (The CommLaw Group), has filed a Petition with the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission")...

United States Media & IT

RJ

Roth Jackson

FCC Launches Sweeping "All-IP Future" Rulemaking: Intercarrier Compensation, Access Charges, CAF ICC, And Legacy Tariff Rules On The Table

On January 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") titled "Reforming Legacy Rules...

United States Media & IT

RJ

Roth Jackson

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 11 – Update – Texas Mini-TCPA Registration Requirements (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Duane Morris Secures Initial Determination Victory For Kangxi Communication In Landmark U.S. ITC Section 337 Investigation

United States International

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Duane Morris LLP

FCC Announces A 'Waiver Of Prohibitions' On Certain Permissive Changes To Covered UAS And UAS Critical Components

United States Media & IT

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Establishes Broadly Applicable Ownership Reporting And Information Collection Regime Targeting "Foreign Adversary" Interests

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

FCC Reforms Foreign Ownership Rules And Filing Processes For Petitions For Declaratory Ruling

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Wireless Roundup (February 2026)

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

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Media & Entertainment Law

Facts Not Feelings: Is The Intrinsic Test Getting Inked Out?

On January 2, 2026, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (also known as Kat Von D) and her tattoo parlor, High Voltage Tattoo, did not infringe photographer...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

4 Ways To Build A More Profitable Concert Tour

Touring connects music artists with fans in a way nothing else can. It's also one of the most powerful revenue drivers in your career.

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Pryor Cashman Congratulates Client Will Janowitz On Academy Award Nominations

Pryor Cashman extends its congratulations to client Will Janowitz, producer of the feature film Train Dreams, on the film's Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, along with three additional Oscar nominations.

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Wave Of Federal "Online Safety" Legislation Hits Congress

United States Media & IT

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Get In The Zone – The Entertainment Zone!

United States Healthcare

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Nossaman LLP

The 2026 Entertainment Law Forecast: Navigating Fair Use, AI Training, And Trademark Trends

United States IP

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

How Can US–Japan Digital Media Deals Structure IP, Licensing, And Compliance? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

United States Technology

Meister Seelig & Fein

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

FTC Disclosures Still A Focus In Interactive Media

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) advertising disclosure rules for "material connections" are not new. The FTC has long required that advertising contain clear and conspicuous disclosures...

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard

Navigating EKRA Compliance: Legal Developments In Percentage-based Marketing Arrangements

Since its enactment in 2018, the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) has remained one of the greater compliance mysteries facing the healthcare industry.

United States Healthcare

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

How U.S. Businesses Can Deduct Outrageous Marketing "Loss Leaders" Expenses On Their Taxes: Lessons From A $3.2 Million Bluefin Tuna Purchase

Extraordinary promotional expenditures often attract scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), particularly when the amount paid for a single item appears disconnected from its intrinsic value.

United States Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

South Carolina Age-Appropriate Design Code Nears Finish Line

United States Privacy

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Signals Restart On Negative Option Rulemaking

United States Media & IT

B

BakerHostetler

AD Nauseam: New Leadership, New Rules – How NAD Shaped Advertising In 2025 (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

B

BakerHostetler

Getting Ready To Use The DROP

United States Media & IT

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Designing The 'Buy' Button: Clearer Disclosures, Fewer Lawsuits

United States Media & IT

B

BakerHostetler

"Click-to-Cancel" Might Be Back Online: FTC Submits Draft Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking

United States Media & IT

DL

Davis+Gilbert LLP

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Latest Videos

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Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 11 – Update – Texas Mini-TCPA Registration Requirements (Video)

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Reel Talk Ep 2: Digital Doppelgangers: Navigating AI And Likeness Rights (Video)

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

A Reminder About NY's Credit Card Surcharge Law And Local Enforcement (Video)

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Ways To Maximize Subrogation Recoveries In Q4: Settling Fast & Closing Strong (Podcast)

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Cozen O'Connor

2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

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Gamma Law

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