Media & Entertainment

  • October 11, 2024

    5th Circ. Broke Precedent In FCC Subsidy Case, Justices Told

    The Fifth Circuit not only split with two other appeals courts when it overturned the revenue base for the Federal Communications Commission's telecom subsidy programs, but also broke with U.S. Supreme Court precedent, advocacy groups told justices Friday.

  • October 11, 2024

    Apple Judge OKs New Schedule But Pans 'Burden' To Court

    A California federal judge Friday issued an order in antitrust litigation against Apple that permits the plaintiffs and the tech giant to push out discovery deadlines, but said the change "shifts the burden to the court," so they'll have to prepare for trial "with or without" rulings on filed motions.

  • October 11, 2024

    Phone Unlocking Advances Digital Equity, Civic Group Says

    Setting federal rules that dictate when mobile providers have to unlock a customer's device, allowing people to switch providers without having to buy a new phone, would improve digital equity, says a group that promotes Black civic participation.

  • October 11, 2024

    Combs To Remain In Jail While 2nd Circ. Bail Appeal Plays Out

    Sean "Diddy" Combs will likely remain in custody on sex-trafficking charges until at least November, after a Second Circuit judge said a complete appeals court panel must decide whether the hip-hop mogul is a danger to the community.

  • October 11, 2024

    GoDaddy Must Face Lawsuit Over Exclusion Of Tech Co.

    The world's largest domain registrar, GoDaddy, will not be able to walk away from antitrust claims that it blackballed a tech company from its platform, a Virginia federal judge has ruled after being swayed by arguments about the vastness of GoDaddy's market share.

  • October 11, 2024

    In New Lawsuit, 50 Cent Alleges Counterfeit Gems

    A Diamond District jeweler who appeared in a popular Adam Sandler movie is being sued in New York federal court for allegedly selling a counterfeit version of a custom cross pendant worn by the rapper 50 Cent.

  • October 11, 2024

    Cable Biz Says Feds Need To Remove Barriers To Broadband

    The cable industry is making its case at the Federal Communications Commission that while advanced telecom service is being deployed in a "reasonable and timely" fashion, the feds should remove regulatory barriers to hasten deployment.

  • October 11, 2024

    Google Says High Court Shouldn't Pause Ad Tech Subpoena

    Google told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that there's no need to pause a South Carolina agency's bid to quash a document request in a case accusing the tech giant of monopolizing key digital ad technology, saying the agency has no chance of succeeding.

  • October 11, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Judge Wary Of 2nd Revival Bid In Facebook IP Case

    A Federal Circuit judge on Friday hinted that the evidence a software company presented in an infringement lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. over data storage technology may have been too general to overcome the Facebook parent's summary judgment motion, as the court considered the firm's bid to revive its complaint a second time.

  • October 11, 2024

    Google Appeals Epic Injunction To 9th Circ.

    Google is appealing a California federal judge's recent order that it allow for third-party app distribution on its Android phones, taking the company's long-running fight with Fortnite-maker Epic Games to the Ninth Circuit with just weeks before the injunction is set to take effect.

  • October 11, 2024

    Apple Pushes To Duck DOJ's Antitrust Suit

    Apple Inc. continued to cast the Justice Department's monopolization lawsuit as an attempt to control how the technology giant deals with iPhone app developers, telling a New Jersey federal judge that the government's case against app access restrictions is "one and the same" as deciding who it does business with and thus warrants dismissal.

  • October 11, 2024

    College Basketball Players Drop Turner Sports From NIL Suit

    Former men's college basketball players in a proposed class action accusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association of exploiting the highlights of their March Madness performances dropped co-defendant Turner Sports Interactive from their lawsuit in New York federal court on Friday.

  • October 11, 2024

    Court Allows Calif. Hemp Ban To Remain In Effect

    A California state judge on Friday ruled that the Golden State's new ban on hemp products with THC will remain in effect, rejecting a bid by a leading hemp industry trade organization and the cannabis brand fronted by stoner comedians Cheech and Chong to halt the emergency rules.

  • October 11, 2024

    New Squarespace Suit Filed For Take-Private Docs

    A second shareholder of website builder Squarespace Inc. has sued in the Delaware Court of Chancery for books and records on the company's proposed $7.2 billion take-private deal with private equity giant Permira Advisors LLC, less than two weeks after the sidelining of an earlier books suit focusing on the same deal, which is set to expire late Oct. 11.

  • October 11, 2024

    M&A Dispute Triggers Could Shift Moving Into 2025

    Legal disputes are a fact of life when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, but the deal provisions seen as the most likely to spur conflict have shifted since the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have subsided, according to attorneys surveyed in a new report from Berkeley Research Group. 

  • October 11, 2024

    Julie Chrisley Appeals Ga. Judge's Resentencing Ruling

    Former real estate mogul and reality television star Julie Chrisley, who was convicted of running a yearslong bank fraud scheme with her husband, Todd, is appealing a federal judge's decision to resentence her to the same seven-year prison term she first received nearly two years ago.

  • October 11, 2024

    TV Show Used Rock Star Pics Without Permission, Suit Says

    A photographer is suing two production companies behind the TV show "Music Mayhem" for copyright infringement, claiming the program used his photos of Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose and other rock stars without permission.

  • October 11, 2024

    DC's Amazon Antitrust Suit Gets January 2027 Trial Date

    The District of Columbia attorney general's newly revived antitrust lawsuit against Amazon will go to trial in January 2027, a D.C. judge decided Friday.

  • October 11, 2024

    Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Pleads Guilty In Calif. Wire Fraud Cases

    Girardi Keese's former Chief Financial Officer Christopher K. Kamon pled guilty Friday in California federal court to two counts of wire fraud, admitting that he conspired with the firm's disgraced co-founder Tom Girardi to steal millions from a client, while also stealing millions from the firm behind Girardi's back.

  • October 11, 2024

    FCC Pressed To Revisit Local Network Unbundling Rules

    An organization representing schools and libraries is once again urging the Federal Communications Commission to restore unbundling rules for local telecom incumbents, telling the agency that the FCC's Trump-era move to loosen the regulations has reduced competition among E-rate providers.

  • October 11, 2024

    Promises Of Metaverse Art Club Were A Sham, Investors Claim

    A group that claimed it would start a members-only art collection club in the Metaverse has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it misled investors about the value of the project and the benefits and returns investors would see.

  • October 11, 2024

    9th Circ. Backs Planned Parenthood's $14M Atty Fee Win

    The Ninth Circuit upheld a nearly $14 million attorney fee award to Planned Parenthood after the reproductive health service provider won its suit claiming the Center for Medical Progress unlawfully recorded abortion service providers, saying Friday the award was not unreasonably disproportionate to the jury's $2.4 million damages award.

  • October 11, 2024

    Weinstein Charges Should Be Combined For Retrial, DA Says

    Prosecutors asked a New York state court judge to consolidate Harvey Weinstein's 2018 rape indictment with newly filed sexual assault charges ahead of his retrial, panning the former Hollywood producer's "creative" arguments for separate trials.

  • October 11, 2024

    Lin Wood Slams Ga. Atty Fee Statute As Unconstitutional

    Retired Georgia attorney L. Lin Wood has doubled down on his argument that a state law violates the state and U.S. constitutions by favoring plaintiffs in awarding attorney fees, urging a Georgia federal judge to let him escape paying his former law partners' fees after they won a $3.75 million defamation verdict.

  • October 11, 2024

    Off The Bench: NCAA's NIL Deal Advances, QB Settles Again

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA and the athletes suing it over name, image and likeness money satisfy a judge with their proposed settlement revisions, an NFL quarterback settles yet another sexual assault accusation, and a legal battle between the NFL and one of its former reporters ends amicably.

Expert Analysis

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • Determining Who Owns Content Created By Generative AI

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    Adobe's recent terms-of-service update and ensuing clarification regarding its AI-training practices highlights the unanswered legal questions regarding ownership of content created using artificial intelligence, says John Poulos at Norton Rose.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Inside Antitrust Agencies' Rollup And Serial Acquisition Moves

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    The recent request for public comments on serial acquisitions and rollup strategies from the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department mark the antitrust agencies' continued focus on actions that fall below premerger reporting thresholds, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • F1 Driver AI Case Sheds Light On Winning Tactics In IP Suits

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    A German court recently awarded damages to former F1 driver Michael Schumacher's family in an artificial intelligence dispute over the unlicensed use of his image, illustrating how athletes are using the law to protect their brands, and setting a precedent in other AI-generated image rights cases, William Bowyer at Lawrence Stephens.

  • Playing The Odds: Criminal Charges Related To Sports Betting

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    In light of recent sports betting scandals involving MLB player Shohei Ohtani and NBA player Jontay Porter, institutions and individuals involved in athletics should be aware of and prepared to address the legal issues, including potential criminal charges, that sports gambling may bring to their door, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Series

    Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.

  • Key FCC Enforcement Issues In AT&T Location Data Appeal

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    AT&T’s decision to challenge a $57 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission for its alleged treatment of customer location information highlights interesting and fundamental issues about the constitutionality of FCC enforcement, say Patrick O’Donnell and Jason Neal at HWG.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians

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    Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • What TikTok's Race Against The Clock Teaches Chinese Firms

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    The Biden administration's recent divestiture deadline on TikTok parent ByteDance provides useful information for other China-based companies looking to do business in the U.S., including the need to keep products for each market separate and implement firewalls at the design stage, says Richard Lomuscio at Stinson.

  • Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent

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    As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.

  • Momofuku Chili War May Chill Common Phrase TM Apps

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    Momofuku’s recent trademark battle over the “Chili Crunch” mark shows that over-enforcement when protecting exclusivity rights may backfire not just in the public eye, but with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well, says Anthony Panebianco at Davis Malm.

  • Unlocking Blockchain Opportunities Amid Legal Uncertainty

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    Dozens of laws and legal precedents will come into the fore as Web3, metaverse and non-fungible tokens gain momentum, so organizations need to design their programs with a broader view of potential exposures — and opportunities, say Teresa Goody Guillén and Robert Musiala at BakerHostetler and Steve McNew at FTI Consulting.

  • Trademark In Artistic Works 1 Year After Jack Daniel's

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    In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court's Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products ruling, courts have applied Jack Daniel's inconsistently to deny First Amendment protection to artistic works, providing guidance for dismissing trademark claims relating to film and TV titles, say Hardy Ehlers and Neema Sahni at Covington.

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