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February 06, 2025
Warner Music Nabs Top Stake In Owner Of Adele Song Rights
Warner Music Group Corp. said Thursday it has acquired a controlling stake in Tempo Music Investments from Providence Equity Partners, in a reported $450 million deal that gives Warner Music the rights to songs recorded by Adele, Bruno Mars and other popular artists.
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February 06, 2025
FTC GOP Focusing On Merger 'Friction,' AI, 'Censorship'
Federal Trade Commission Republicans are beginning to signal their Trump-era policies, including a friendlier approach to mergers with fewer challenges based on "weak or factually unsupported theories," a more hands-off take on artificial intelligence, and a heavy emphasis on combating alleged online censorship of conservatives.
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February 06, 2025
Calif. Firm Settles Photographer's IP Claim Over Photo Use
A New Mexico photographer told a California federal judge on Thursday that he was ending his copyright infringement suit against Santa Monica immigration law firm Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP over ownership of a photograph on the firm's website, as the two sides have reached a settlement.
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February 06, 2025
Texas' Google Ad Tech Trial Delayed From March To August
A Texas federal judge has pushed back the trial date for a group of Texas-led states' antitrust suit against Google over its digital advertising business, moving the scheduled start from March to August.
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February 06, 2025
MLB Star Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Gets 57 Months For $17M Theft
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter to serve 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off massive gambling debts, remarking that he found the defendant's claims regarding his financial stress "to be a bit misleading."
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February 06, 2025
Leave Power Limits Alone In CBRS Airwaves, FCC Told
The Federal Communications Commission is looking at overhauling the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, but a coalition of band users have come together to urge the agency to reject proposals to allow high power use in the midband spectrum.
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February 06, 2025
Tort Report: Kiss Death Suit Must Be Axed, Band Says
A bid to escape a suit accusing legendary rock band Kiss of causing a guitar technician's coronavirus death and the $8.5 million settlement of a convoluted medical malpractice case lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
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February 06, 2025
Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
Rapper Jay-Z has dropped his sanctions bid against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit that claims Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old more than 20 years ago, accusations he has called "knowingly false."
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February 06, 2025
Carr Names Project 2025 Co-Author As FCC General Counsel
A Michigan State University law professor and onetime Jones Day litigator known for his involvement in Project 2025 and criticism of Big Tech will serve as the Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer.
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February 06, 2025
Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is considering relocating its legal residence to Texas, while cryptocurrency exchange Bullish is moving forward on an initial public offering, and Unilever PLC is eyeing New York as a listing destination for its ice cream business.
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February 05, 2025
Publishers, Authors Slam Idaho Restriction Of 'Harmful' Books
Some of the biggest book publishers, including Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, have joined forces with authors, parents, a rural library and others to challenge an Idaho law requiring public schools and libraries to restrict access to books that some in the community have deemed "harmful to minors."
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February 05, 2025
Dish Gets Nothing After $3.9M Fee Award Axed In IP Appeal
A Colorado federal judge ruled Wednesday that Dish Network LLC isn't entitled to any fees after it was cleared of infringing patents owned by Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC, a ruling that comes after the Federal Circuit held that the judge erred by initially awarding Dish $3.9 million in fees.
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February 05, 2025
Bill To Restrict Kids' Social Media Use Heads To Full Senate
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday easily advanced legislation that would ban kids under 13 from accessing social media and prevent providers from feeding personalized content to users under 17, although the measure faces opposition from advocacy groups that say the proposal would unconstitutionally restrict free speech.
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February 05, 2025
Isaac Hayes' Estate Fights Trump Campaign's Bid To Ax IP Suit
Isaac Hayes' estate told a Georgia federal judge Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his election campaign have wrongly claimed the legendary musician's heirs don't have rights to the song "Hold On, I'm Comin'" in an effort to escape the heirs' lawsuit alleging unauthorized use of the 1966 Hayes-penned hit.
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February 05, 2025
Jay-Z Sex Assault Suit Invalid Under Law, Rapper Says
A suit accusing Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old with Sean "Diddy" Combs more than 20 years ago is invalid because it was filed under a New York City civil rights statute that didn't exist at the time of the alleged incident, the rapper said in a dismissal bid Tuesday.
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February 05, 2025
California Tribes Sue Feds Over 'Massive' Casino Project
The Wintu Tribe of Northern California and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians hauled several federal agencies into Washington, D.C., federal court for allegedly greenlighting a plan to turn over 220 acres of Indigenous territory into a "massive" casino development without evaluating the environmental impact or the land's cultural significance.
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February 05, 2025
Tillis Takes Over Senate IP Subcommittee Again
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., will again lead the U.S. Senate subcommittee overseeing intellectual property, while Sen. Adam Schiff of California will be debuting as the subcommittee's top Democrat.
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February 05, 2025
Justices Asked If Fact Dispute Bars Patent Eligibility Rulings
The Federal Circuit has made a habit of taking fact disputes into its own hands in patent cases instead of leaving those questions to a jury, and a company that recently lost its patent suit against Amazon is hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will take up its case.
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February 05, 2025
FCC Seeks Input On CBS Station 'News Distortion' Complaint
Under its new Republican leadership, the Federal Communications Commission has officially opened a public inquiry in response to accusations that a New York CBS station distorted the truth by selectively editing a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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February 05, 2025
Paramount-Skydance Merger Block Sought Pending Del. Suit
Five Paramount Global pension fund stockholders sought a preliminary injunction in Delaware late Wednesday seeking to block closing on the estimated $8 billion Paramount-Skydance Media merger pending a decision on a still-sealed Court of Chancery breach of fiduciary duty suit filed Tueday night.
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February 05, 2025
FCC To Launch Spectrum Sale, Eyes More C-Band Use
The FCC's new Republican chief said Wednesday the agency will kick off rules for a new spectrum sale authorized by Congress and consider a plan to eventually open more midband airwaves in the C-band for private sector use.
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February 05, 2025
Tesla, Musk, Warner Bros. Ask To Toss 'Blade Runner' AI Suit
Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery asked a California federal judge Tuesday to throw out Alcon Entertainment's lawsuit alleging the electric vehicle company used an image created by artificial intelligence that infringes "Blade Runner 2049" to promote an autonomous taxicab, saying a "familiar post-apocalyptic scene" is not protectable.
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February 05, 2025
Fake Biggie Photo, Merch At Center Of New Ill. Suit
The estate of the Notorious B.I.G. hit Target, Home Depot, Nordstrom and others with a lawsuit Tuesday in Illinois federal court, claiming they infringed the late rapper's trademarks by selling art bearing his image and likeness, including canvas prints of an iconic portrait captured three days before his 1997 murder.
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February 05, 2025
Senate Panel Approves Car AM Radio, Rural Broadband Bills
A key Senate panel signed off on legislation Wednesday to require the continued installment of AM radio capability in cars, as well as to more thoroughly vet broadband providers that want to participate in federally funded deployment programs.
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February 05, 2025
Judge Nixes Jones' Ch. 7 Deal With Sandy Hook Families
A deal proposed by the Chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcy case of right-wing conspiracy peddler Alex Jones that would have resolved the nearly $1.5 billion in claims held by the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims failed to gain court approval Wednesday when a Texas judge said he couldn't grant the requested relief.
Expert Analysis
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Video Game Release Highlights TM Pitfalls Of App Store
The upcoming release of poker video game Balatro in Apple's App Store underscores the tradeoff of keyword advertising and trademark protection for indie developers who, unlike corporate counterparts, lack resources but seek to maximize the reach of their game, say Parmida Enkeshafi and Simon Pulman at Pryor Cashman.
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Complying With FTC's Final Rule On Sham Online Reviews
The Federal Trade Commission's final rule on deceptive acts and practices in online reviews and testimonials is effective Oct. 21, and some practice tips can help businesses avert noncompliance risks, say Airina Rodrigues and Jonathan Sandler at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Copyright Termination Opinion Departs From Long-Held Views
In Vetter v. Resnik, a federal court recently held for the first time that termination rights under Section 304 of the Copyright Act recapture domestic and foreign rights where the original grant was for "worldwide" rights — misinterpreting a basic principle of international copyright treaties, say Rebecca Benyamin and Eric J. Schwartz at Mitchell Silberberg.
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Fed. Circ. Ruling Creates New Rule For Certification Marks
The Federal Circuit's decision last month in Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac v. Cologne & Cognac Entertainment is significant in that it establishes a new standard for assessing evidence of third-party uses of a certification mark in deciding whether the mark is famous, say Samantha Katze and Lisa Rosaya at Manatt.
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The Risks Of Employee Political Discourse On Social Media
As election season enters its final stretch and employees increasingly engage in political speech on social media, employers should beware the liability risks and consider policies that negotiate the line between employees' rights and the limits on those rights, say Bradford Kelley and James McGehee at Littler.
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A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.
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How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Court Denial Of $335M UFC Deal Sets Bold Antitrust Precedent
A Nevada federal court’s recent refusal to accept a $335 million deal between Ultimate Fighting Championship and a group of former fighters to settle claims of anticompetitive conduct was a rare decision that risks the floodgates opening on established antitrust case law, says Mohit Pasricha at Lawrence Stephens.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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The State Law Landscape After Justices' Social Media Ruling
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent NetChoice ruling on social media platforms’ First Amendment rights, it’s still unclear if state content moderation laws are constitutional, leaving online operators to face a patchwork of regulation, and the potential for the issue to return to the high court, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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AI Art Ruling Shows Courts' Training Data Cases Approach
A California federal court’s recent ruling in Andersen v. Stability AI, where the judge refused to throw out artists’ copyright infringement claims against four companies that make or distribute software that creates images from text prompts, provides insight into how courts are handling artificial intelligence training data cases, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Shows Early Attempt To Tackle Purdue Fallout
A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Parlement Technologies’ Chapter 11 case, which denied a bid by Parler’s former owner to extend its bankruptcy stay to nondebtors, illustrates early efforts to grapple with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Purdue Pharma for a recurring bankruptcy issue, say Daniel Lowenthal and Jonah Wacholder at Patterson Belknap.
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Opinion
Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation
The increased regulatory scrutiny on corporate victims of cyberattacks — exemplified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against SolarWinds — should be replaced with a new model that provides adequate incentives for companies to come forward proactively and collaborate with law enforcement, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.