Law360: Media & Entertainment /media?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Media & Entertainment Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:38:57 +0000 TCPA Litigants Brace For 'Seismic Shift' After Deference Blow /media/articles/2356503?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2356503 The U.S. Supreme Court's backing of broad judicial review for the crush of regulatory orders interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is poised to turn the litigation landscape on its head, as key statutory determinations that have long been viewed as settled matters are suddenly ripe for scrutiny.  Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:28:16 +0000 Senate Panel Again OKs Bill To Boost Teens' Online Privacy /media/articles/2357514?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357514 A longstanding legislative proposal that would ban online targeted advertising to minors and expand digital privacy protections to cover teens between the ages of 13 and 16 began its latest trip through Congress on Wednesday, when the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee easily advanced the measure to the full chamber.  Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:40:50 +0000 Microsoft Wants Out Of Calif. Residents' Privacy Class Action /media/articles/2356989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2356989 Microsoft is urging a Washington federal judge to throw out a proposed class action accusing the company of using advertising and web analytics tools to collect private information about third-party website users, contending that the plaintiffs are "seeking to apply antiquated privacy and wiretapping statutes to cover routine online practices." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:23:33 +0000 Media Matters' FTC Suit Can't Keep Same Judge As Texas Case /media/articles/2357606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357606 The D.C. federal judge who blocked investigations into Media Matters by the attorneys general of Texas and Missouri won't be taking on the group's latest lawsuit challenging an allegedly similar probe by the Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission after the judge concluded Wednesday that the FTC case is too different. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:14:55 +0000 Globalstar Concerned By Potential 'Big LEO' Band Changes /media/articles/2357327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357327 Satellite company Globalstar is once again bashing SpaceX's proposal to rewrite the Federal Communications Commission's rules for the "Big LEO" band, telling agency officials in a recent meeting that there's no need to rethink things and let new entrants into its licensed spectrum. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:47:50 +0000 Publicis Hits Landlord With $3M Buildout Reimbursement Suit /media/articles/2357588?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357588 A subsidiary of global public relations firm Publicis Groupe sued Market Holdings Co. LLC in Washington federal court for more than $3 million, alleging that the commercial landlord must reimburse it for a multimillion-dollar buildout project in a Seattle office property that Market Holdings leased to the company. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:43:41 +0000 Ark., Idaho Push For Jury Trial In Google Ad Tech Case /media/articles/2357353?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357353 Arkansas and Idaho are hoping a Texas federal judge will reconsider the decision declaring they don't have a right to a jury trial and, as a result, can't seek civil penalties from Google on their antitrust claims accusing the tech behemoth of manipulating the advertising market. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:04:37 +0000 Team Telecom Gives Its OK To $4.4B T-Mobile, UScellular Deal /media/articles/2357612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357612 T-Mobile's plan to take over most of UScellular's wireless operations in a $4.4 billion deal cleared a regulatory hurdle with approval from the federal group that vets telecom mergers for security concerns. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:25:44 +0000 Alaska Doesn't Need 5G In Most Remote Reaches, FCC Told /media/articles/2356789?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2356789 Alaskan telecoms should not have to bring 5G-level internet to every corner of the state to which they are designated to deploy under the Alaska Connect Fund, a trade group has told the Federal Communications Commission. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:17:01 +0000 Copyright Office Won't Collapse Sans Perlmutter, Trump Says /media/articles/2357153?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357153 The Trump administration has said the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office has not shown that the agency's operations "will grind to a halt" if she is not immediately reinstated and asked a D.C. federal judge to reject her motion for a preliminary injunction. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:50:45 +0000 Ad Co. Says Rumble's Boycott Suit Belongs In NY, Not Texas /media/articles/2357394?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357394 Media strategy company GroupM Worldwide has asked a Texas federal judge to transfer Rumble's lawsuit accusing the company and others of boycotting the user-generated video platform, arguing that even if the antitrust case survives a pending motion to dismiss, it should be heard in New York. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:46:57 +0000 Meta Beats 'Half-Hearted' Harm Args in AI Fair Use Suit /media/articles/2357703?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357703 A California federal judge concluded Wednesday that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its Llama large language models with 13 bestselling authors' copyrighted material without their permission, calling their arguments that the tech giant's use of their works would harm the market for their books "half-hearted." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:38:13 +0000 House Approps Bill Keeps Public Broadcast Warning System /media/articles/2357286?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357286 U.S. House lawmakers are considering keeping $40 million intact next year for the Next Generation Warning System used by public broadcasters to get critical information to the public during emergencies. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:06:52 +0000 Muslim Worker Says Meta Censored Pro-Palestinian Views /media/articles/2357337?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357337 Facebook parent Meta disciplined a Muslim employee for statements that supported Palestinians, while declining to penalize those who supported other social and humanitarian movements, according to a new religious bias suit in Texas federal court. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:46:47 +0000 The CFTC Is Shaking Up Sports Betting's Legal Future /media/articles/2353118?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2353118 The sports betting industry faces a potential sea change amid recent state and federal actions across the regulatory landscape that have expanded access to sporting event contracts against the backdrop of waning Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposition, says Nick Covek at Foley & Lardner. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:35:21 +0000 FCC To Consult Tribes On Wireless Cos.' NEPA Petition /media/articles/2357294?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357294 The Federal Communications Commission plans to consult with tribal governments on a wireless industry proposal to cut red tape associated with the National Environmental Policy Act for cell towers, following comments from Native American organizations blasting the plan and saying it would threaten sacred lands. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:41:49 +0000 FCC Democrat Takes Civil Rights, Speech Issues To Rural Ky. /media/articles/2357510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357510 A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission recently visited rural Kentucky as part of an effort calling attention to civil rights and free speech issues that she says the agency has raised through recent actions. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths /media/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:44:25 +0000 Anthropic Copyright Ruling May Spur More AI Licensing Deals /media/articles/2357065?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357065 The first federal court decision on the fairness of taking copyrighted material to train generative artificial intelligence is a mixed outcome for tech companies and content creators that could prompt both parties to seek coexistence, according to attorneys, with the judge concluding that while the technology is "spectacularly" transformative, using pirated material is inexcusable. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:10:52 +0000 Billy Crystal Sued By Manager's Widow Over Film Fees /media/articles/2357140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /media/articles/2357140 The widow of Billy Crystal's longtime manager sued the actor in California state court Tuesday, alleging he owes fees from his acting and voice-over work and arguing that the "When Harry Met Sally" star stopped paying her late husband's management firm two years ago in breach of an oral and implied contract.