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The Gamble Behind 'No-Risk' Games: Legal Challenges Across States

You walk into a gas station to pick up your favorite road trip treats and a drink to keep you alert. While making your selections, your attention is drawn to a sight familiar to many...

United States Media & IT

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Thompson Coburn LLP

How Lululemon Is Fighting "Dupe" Culture – And What It Means

In the social media era, the rise of so-called "dupes" (lower-priced look-alike versions of popular products) has shifted from a fringe practice into a mainstream consumer trend. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram actively...

United States Media & IT

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Marks Gray

California's Year-End Privacy Wave: What Businesses Need To Know

The State of California continues to lead the way on privacy, data, social media, and artificial intelligence legislation (which we previously covered here).

United States Privacy

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Goodwin Procter LLP

NCAA Resets Rules On Student-Athlete Betting On Professional Sports

In a notable rebuke to the Division I Council's recent policy push, NCAA Division I member schools have voted by a two-thirds majority to rescind a previously approved rule change that would have allowed student-athletes and athletics department staff to place wagers on professional sports.

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment: When The Music Stops, Who Pays?

United States IP

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – November And December Filings

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Seeks Comment On Relationship Between National TV Networks And Local Affiliates

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

MGO Business Management Team Earns Major Industry Accolades Across Entertainment, Sports And Media Industry

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

How To Strengthen Cash Flow Management For Your Marketing, Advertising, Or PR Firm

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

FCC Systems Back Online Post-Shutdown; Media Bureau Announces Revised Deadlines

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

When Jury Duty Means Surrendering Your Digital Life: Judge Orrick's LinkedIn Sanction And The Surveillance Of American Jurors

United States Privacy

YMF Law Tokyo

Speeches & Publications

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Media & Entertainment M&A To Top $80 Billion As AI Race Fuels Higher Volume Of Technology-Centric Deals

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Private Capital In Media: From Content Ownership To Content Interaction

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 260

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

AI Innovation Is Accelerating, But Oversight Is Fragmented: Why ADR Must Fill The Governance Gap

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Recent AI Legal Developments Affecting The Entertainment Industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) legal developments are occurring at breakneck speed, so this article provides a brief update on recent AI legal developments that have taken place in 2025 with regard to the entertainment...

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Newsom Signs Trio Of New Privacy Laws With Potentially Big Implications (Podcast)

California is once again leading the nation on privacy. Governor Gavin Newsom just signed three new laws that will reshape how businesses manage user data, account deletion, and browser-based opt-outs.

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ecosystems And Legal Systems: Recent Apple Cases In The EU And The UK

The judicial and regulatory scrutiny of Apple's iOS and App Store ecosystem continues, with a judgment from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)...

United States Anti-trust

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Perkins Coie LLP

Alumni Reflections: Paving New Pathways With Joe Drayton, Kawana King And Nubiaa Shabaka

When Kawana King, Senior Counsel at Google, met Nubiaa Shabaka, Global Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Cyber Legal Officer at Adobe, during a Proskauer on-campus recruiting event in 2006...

United States Technology

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Proskauer Rose LLP

SAG-AFTRA's New Video Game Agreement

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Sheppard Mullin Guides Village Roadshow To Complete Legal Victory And Industry-Shaping Asset Sale In Chapter 11

United States Insolvency

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

What DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Means For Marketers

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

SAG-AFTRA's New Video Game Agreement

United States Media & IT

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

What Phish And Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us About Being An Ally

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

United States IP

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

YouTube Tightens Age Restrictions On Violent And Gambling-Related Gaming Content

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Client Alert: An Erie October Surprise: Ninth Circuit Rules Anti-SLAPP Denials Not Immediately Appealable

United States Media & IT

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Jenner & Block

Services Have Boundaries In Trademark Proceedings

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

YouTube Tightens Age Restrictions On Violent And Gambling-Related Gaming Content

YouTube announced new policy updates that will take effect November 17, tightening restrictions on gaming content featuring graphic violence and gambling themes.

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

Client Alert: An Erie October Surprise: Ninth Circuit Rules Anti-SLAPP Denials Not Immediately Appealable

On October 9, 2025, in Gopher Media LLC v. Melone, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled precedent established over 20 years ago in Batzel v. Smith by unanimously holding...

United States Media & IT

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Jenner & Block

Services Have Boundaries In Trademark Proceedings

In order to succeed in challenging the registration of a service mark on the ground that it is likely to cause confusion with your identical or similar mark...

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

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

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Do You Need A Music License For Your Business? Understanding Performing Rights Organizations

Whether it's background music in a boutique or live entertainment in a restaurant, music can elevate the customer experience.

United States Media & IT

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Michael Best

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

On September 11, 2025, beauty was in the eye of the copyright holder, as the Ninth Circuit reinstated a 2023 jury verdict finding Walt Disney Pictures (Disney) vicariously liable...

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

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!

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Podcast - A Roadmap For Emerging Consumer Protection Issues

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

FCC Temporarily Suspends Biennial Ownership Reporting Requirement For Broadcasters

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Inside Luxury's Move Into Film And TV Financing

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

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

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

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What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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

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Gamma Law

Reel Talk Ep 1: Untangling The Web Of IP In Entertainment (Video)

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

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

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Client Conversations With Harold Kaufman (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

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