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Media & Entertainment - December, 2013

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• Drone Journalism Will Face Some Regulatory Turbulence
• Art Collector, Gallery Broke Pact Over Rothko Work, Jury Finds
• CBS Soap Hairstylist Can't Revitalize $6M Libel Suit
• Spider-Man Toy Inventor Asks High Court To Nix Brulotte Rule
• Facebook Can't Duck Minors' Credit Purchases Class Action
• Vikings Owners Hit With $103M Judgment In Fraud Case
• 6th Circ. Upholds Firm Win In Film Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Former Access Head Gets Late 2014 Trial In Kickback Case
• 2 Media Mergers Topping $2B Win FCC's Blessing
• Mattel Can't Duck $137M In Legal Fees In Bratz Row
• Brand Battles: 'The Hobbit,' Google, Instagram
• Velti Gets Green Light For Sale To Blackstone Unit
• NAD Asks Charter To Halt Certain Ad Claims About AT&T
• Insurer On The Hook For Donkey Ball Injury Claims
• MGM Scores Md. Casino License With National Harbor Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hard Rock, Evonik, Vivendi
• Vodafone Inks Deal For Full Control Of Kabel Deutschland
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• FTC Clears Pinnacle's Plan For $2.8B Ameristar Buy
• Media Co. Waived Right To Arbitrate Calif. Investor Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Kicks CBS Fantasy Football Suit
• UC Regents Needn't Reveal Investing Info, Appeals Court Says
• Property Sale Looms For Vikings Owners In NJ Fraud Case
• Lieff Cabraser Won't Rep 3 Sisters Sledge In Ringtone Suit
• Minn. City's Suit Over Casino Revenue Deal Kept Alive
• 1988 Ruling Casts A Shadow On Current NCAA Investigations
• Pa. State Sen. To Float Internet Gaming Ban
• Time Warner To Pay $1.9M To Settle FTC Pricing Claims
• Hulu Says Users Weren't Hurt By Information Sharing
• Pandora Can't Play BMI Songs Excluded From New Media
• St. Nixed: Judge Sleighs Challenge To EMI Santa Song Rights
• Md. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Bingo Machine Ban
• Sprague Wants Libel Suit Against Philly Daily News Revived
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Atty's Time Warner Age Bias Case
• NCAA Concussion Injury MDL Created In Ill.
• MLB, A-Rod Fire Shots In Contract Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• NFL Moves To Sack Photographers' Copyright Suit
• Facebook, Zuckerberg To Sell 70M Shares
• FCC Proposes End To Sports TV 'Blackout' Rules
• IP News Agency Sues USTR For Release Of TPP Docs
• Nike Escapes Oakley's Suit Over Pro Golfer Endorsement
• Barnes & Noble Hit With Derivative Suit Over SEC Probe
• 6th Circ. Gives Courts Say On Classwide Arbitrability
• FCC Indecency Standards Remain Murky
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal Over Sandusky Evidence Leak
• Casino Miami Jai-Alai Bankruptcy Sale Procedures OK'd
• Ex-NFL Player Cops To Running $2M Ponzi Scheme
• 6th Circ. Lifts Injunction On Tribe In Mich. Land Battle
• EU Watchdog Probes Spanish Aid To Soccer Teams
• Bankrupt NJ Casino's Exec Bonus Plan Adjusted By Judge
• M&E Firm SmithDehn Plans Major Northern Ireland Outpost
• Lifetime Loses Bid To Escape TCPA Class Action
• Riddell Hit With Consumer Action Over Helmet Marketing
• Marvel Site, Hello Kitty App Fail COPPA Test, Watchdog Says
• Facebook Can't Shed Investor Suit Over IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Al Jazeera, Warburg Pincus, Sony
• MLB Can Depose A-Rod's Cousin, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• How They Won It: Willkie Fights For Haiti Photog
• Google, Facebook Denied Attys' Fees After Beating IP Suit
• Forstmann Little Reaps $2.3B In Sale Of Talent Agency IMG
• NY City Opera Can't Pay Back Workers, Ticketholders
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• Psychic Case Confirms Extent Of Insurance Coverage
• EU Eyes Case On Spanish Soccer Clubs' Tax Breaks
• FCC Pulls Proposal To Ease Media Cross-Ownership Rules
• 'Walking Dead' Creator Sues AMC For Unpaid Profits
• Miami-Dade Votes To Hunt Downtown Soccer Stadium Sites
• Ex-Dolphin Owed $1.5M From Botched Island Sale: 3rd Circ.
• Weird Al Drops $5M Digital Royalties Suit Against Sony
• 4th Circ. Denies Royalties For Ravens' 'Flying B' Logo
• Former NFL Star Ricky Williams Says Adviser Stole $6M
• NHL Player's Family Can't Get Death Benefits, Judge Says
• TTAB Won't Rethink Brooklyn Nets Trademark Ruling
• Diet Pill Maker, Snooki Face Suit Over Weight Loss Ads
• Artist's Works Not Fair Use Of Photos, Judge Hears
• Hulu Says User Class Can't Be Certified In Privacy Row
• Special Master To Oversee $765M NFL Concussion Deal
• Mass. Gaming Investigators OK Wynn Resorts' Casino Bid
• Celebrity Chef Scott Conant Hit With IP, Contract Suit
• Judge In PSU Case Won't Hear Atty-Client Privilege Testimony
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Blackstone Credit Division To Snap Up Velti Assets
• Bloomberg's Top Legal Adviser To Return To Proskauer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Comcast, Omnicom
• Bankrupt Miami Casino Gets Extra Day To Land Stalking Horse
• Penthouse Publisher Resolves SEC Dispute Over Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Ore. Pol Gets 6 Years For $13M Social Media Stock Fraud
• Vikings Owners Can't Nix Attys' Fee Bump In RE Dispute
• Mike And Ike Maker Says Distributor Can't Claim Exclusivity
• Apple Looks To Oust Goodwin Atty As E-Books Monitor
• Spotlight On Intern Hiring Practices
• CBS Accuses Atty Of Misconduct In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• Gannett Must Dump TV Station In $2.2B Belo Deal, DOJ Says
• Film Co. Looks To Slay Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit
• The Purpose And Character Of Fair Use Post-Cariou
• Sony Nixes Insurance Claim Over PlayStation Data Breach
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• UK Media Co. Sells Weather Biz For $261M To General Atlantic
• Philly Law Firm Gets Antitrust Claims Cut From Bus Ad Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Versace, Dexus
• Sony, EMI Allowed To Intervene In Pandora-ASCAP Row
• Scholarship Site Gives Info To Marketer, EPIC Tells FTC
• Paramount Settles Dispute Over Film Profit-Sharing
• Academic Publishers Win $1.5M In Microfilm Copyright Row
• Brand Battles: ExxonMobil, Jack Daniels, Ray-Ban
• Las Vegas Sands Nixes $30B Spanish Casino Proposal
• Unpaid Intern's Suit Against Arena Football Team Spiked
• Philly Inquirer Owners Blast Ruling In Editor Firing Row
• Insurers Strike Deal In 9th Circ. Bratz IP Fees Battle
• Wynn Gets OK To Change Land Deal In $1B Mass. Casino Plan
• COFC Won't Block 'Arbitrary' Park Service Ski Tour Picks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Sprint, Icahn
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• How In-House Counsel Should Handle Leaked Documents
• SEC Bars Ex-Daily News Columnist Over Insider Trading Plot
• Microsoft Case Is Great Example Of Emergency Arbitration
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• NH Gaming Panel Hands Lawmakers Casino Expansion Bills
• Sarah Palin Says Facebook Post Of 9/11 Photo Was Fair Use
• CBS Settles Patent Suit Over Online Video Services
• Cheap Trick Contract Feud Belongs In Ill., Strine Says
• Rockets To Take Reins From Astros In Network Negotiations
• Tribal Leader Row Not Part Of $250M Bond Suit, Judge Rules
• Comcast, Flyers Settle Ticket Holders' Winter Classic Suit
• How To P.O.L.I.C.E. Your Brand During 2014 GTLD Launch
• Aereo Won't Fight Networks' Bid For Supreme Court Review
• Pa. Auditor Blasts DLA Piper's Lottery Privatization Work
• Consultants Stand By Md. Casino Study Favoring MGM Plan
• Caesars Sues Mass. Gaming Head Over Conflicts Of Interest
• Time Warner Hit With Suit Over Nortel Network Patents
• Miami Ballpark Contractor Escapes FLSA Suit
• U. Of Cincinnati Coach's Fund Partner Must Pay $8M Penalty
• NJ Bill Proposes Commission To Examine Gaming Reforms
• Pop Star Ariana Grande Sued For Stealing Single Line Of Song
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Dish, European Commission
• Dutch Cable Co. Ziggo Revives Liberty Takeover Talks
• CBS' Anti-SLAPP Bid Revived In Anchor-Hiring Suit
• Banks Get Social Media Guidance From US Regulators
• Google, Blockbuster Beat Chinese Inventor's Patent Suit
• Bankrupt Fla. Casino Gets Deadline For Stalking Horse Deal
• Rakoff Sets Royalty Rate For Nintendo 3DS Technology
• New Jersey Shelves PokerStars' Online Gambling License
• Miramax Sues Warner For Profits From 'Hobbit' Sequels
• Sens. Grill Intel Officials Over New Surveillance Claims
• Majestic Star Beats Challenge To Lowered Tax Assessment
• Greenwood Sweetens Bid To $961M In Md. Casino Proposal
• NYC Council Approves $320 Million Bronx Ice Complex
• Deals Rumor Mill: Men's Wearhouse, Scripps, Morgan Stanley
• Sacramento Nixes Competitive Bids For $447M Arena
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• High Stakes In Sports-Licensing Antitrust Cases In 2014
• Spotify Hit With Class Action Over Automatic Renewals
• Beastie Boys Restart Fight Over GoldieBlox Video
• Media Leaks In Snapchat Suit Weren't Secret, Judge Hears
• $1B Suffolk Downs Casino Faces New City Referendum
• Comcast Blasts Astros Owner's Suit Over Regional Network
• Las Vegas Sands Asks Congress To Block Online Gaming
• Money Mutual, Montel Williams Aim To Duck Payday Loan Suit
• Batman Film Infringes Software Trademark, 7th Circ. Hears
• ABC Station Urges 1st Circ. To Declare Aereo Illegal
• Sony Slams $100M Antitrust Suit Over Beatles Film
• NY Top Court Shields Reporter From Colo. Massacre Subpoena
• Jay-Z Rips Logo Copyright Claims As 'Bad Faith'
• Tennis Channel Takes Comcast Bias Case To Supreme Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• Quest For Nazi-Plundered Art Revived By 9th Circ.
• Google, Others Ramp Up Push For Global Spying Reforms
• Ch. 11 Trustee Questions $2.1M Jackpot For Casino Execs
• Amazon, Publishers Dodge Bookstores' E-Book Antitrust Suit
• Caesars Wants $5.2M Ruling Overturned In NJ High Court
• Apple's 'Hail Mary' Falls Short In E-Book Suit, States Say
• Why Defense Should Monitor Social Media In Class Actions
• Greenwood Says Md. Casino Report Has Pro-MGM Bias
• Verizon Nabs EdgeCast To Boost Video, Web Capabilities
• NFL QB Vince Young Settles $5.5M Suit Against Ex-Advisers
• Reality Star, Margarita Makers Slam 'All-Natural' Cert. Bid
• MGM Defends Compliance Measures In $800M Casino Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• 1st Public Casino REIT Makes $140M Property Buy
• Aussie Watchdog Says Kids' Game Apps Need Clearer Fee Info
• Bob Marley Estate Says Restaurant Infringes 'One Love' Mark
• LinkedIn Says Users Consented To Email Account Access
• High Court Won't Hear $22M AXA Art Investor Spat
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• $95M E-Book Price-Fixing Settlements Get Final Approval
• FilmOn X Asks DC Circ. to Lift Streaming Injunction
• NH Panel Gives Nod To Casino Expansion Bill
• Brand Battles: McDonald's, FIFA, MLB
• Expedited Appeal Rejected In Inquirer Editor Firing Row
• NY Post Settles Ex-Editor's Sex, Race Bias Claims
• Scientific Games Hires Zuckerman Spaeder Partner As GC
• Mandalay Bay Wants Mugging Victim's Negligence Suit Tossed
• Ex-NBA Player Wrongfully Dodged Goodwill Tour, Suit Says
• NYC Planning Board OKs $53M Coney Island Amphitheater
• Video Streaming Cos. Hit With Import Bans In Slingbox Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• State AGs And Online Privacy: Trends We Saw In 2013
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Time Warner, Wing Hang
• Ex-WNBA Player's Workers' Comp Suit Blocked In Calif.
• NJ Bill Floated To Allow State Online Gambling Abroad
• Facebook, Yahoo, Google Accounts Among 2M Hacked
• Facebook Denied Quick Win In 'Like' Button Patent Suit
• Warner Bros. Says Movie Plagiarism Suit Doesn't Stick
• NLRB Social Media Push Looms Large For Hospitality Sector
• Atari Bankruptcy Plan Wins Court Approval
• Pa. Senate Orders Study On State Gaming Expansion
• Kaufman & Co. Adds IP Atty To Beef Up New NY Office
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ad Research Firm's Antitrust Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, JC Penney, Wilbur Ross
• Philly Papers Want Ex-Housing Director's Libel Suit Axed
• Mass. Gaming Head Recused From $1B Wynn Casino Review
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• FTC Takes 1st Step Toward Native Advertising Game Plan
• MGM Inks Town Mitigation Deal For $800M Casino Proposal
• NJ Council Expedites American Dream Mall's Bond Process
• Ex-Chiefs Launch 1st Concussion Suit Against NFL Team
• Detroit Art Could Be Worth $866M, Christie's Says
• Inquirer Owners Push Expedited Appeal In Editor Firing Row
• $150M Nashville Ballpark Dodges Delayed-Construction Fee
• Stan Lee Media Can License Spider-Man Rights, Co. Says
• RealTime Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Data Tech Patent Case
• Sirius XM Must Keep $100M Copyright Class Action In Calif.
• Money Centers America Must Pay Tribe $5.6M In Contract Row
• Aquarium Owner Gets 1 Year In Fish Trafficking Case
• Comcast, AT&T Win Fees From 'Porn Troll' Prenda
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• A Look At Europe's New Music Copyright Law
• Hotfile To Pay $80M To MPAA, Studios In Copyright Suit
• Deal In Live Nation Ticket-Fee Suit Gets Initial Approval
• How They Won It: O'Melveny Bests Michael Jackson Death Suit
• Hialeah Park Sues Horse Racing Group Over Purse Handling
• Pearson Pays $720M For Brazilian English-Teaching Firm
• Inquirer Owners Blast Appeal Bid In Row Over Editor's Firing
• USPS Hit With Copyright Suit Over Sexy Lady Liberty Stamp
• Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Can't Ditch Copyright Claim
• Vote On $1B Mass. Racetrack Project Put On Hold For Now
• DirecTV Sues Dish Retailer For Ripping Off Trademark
• Judge Pares Claims In Online Travel Content Antitrust Case
• Chernin Group Grabs Majority Stake In Video Streaming Site
• Pa. Judge Delays Trial In Steelers Stadium Expansion Fight
• Fla. High Court Urged To Uphold Jai-Alai Permit Conversions
• Mass. Slot Bidders Face Arbitration Without Community Deals
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• NY Payday Loan Probe Expands Into Online Marketers
• Sen. Calls For Privacy Protections Amid Amazon Drone Plan
• Aimee Mann's Suit Over Stolen Tunes Survives Dismissal Bid
• 9th Circ. Says DirecTV Customers Must Arbitrate Fee Dispute
• 2nd Circ. May Determine Fate Of Internship Programs
• 9th Circ. Lifts 'Platters' Injunction, Keeps Rights Intact
• Mass. Sues Tribe Over Martha's Vineyard Gambling Plan
• Velti Secures $25M DIP Loan After Striking Creditor Deal
• Lakers Muddying Waters In TCPA Fight, 9th Circ. Told
• Warner Bros. Escapes Copyright Suit Over 'Ghostman' Movie
• Pa. AG Details Prez's Perjury In Penn State Cover-Up Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• Linklaters Reps Alinda In Deal For Polish TV Towers Co.
• The Danger Of Commingling Fees Under Talent Agencies Act
• Apple Says Goodwin Atty Milking Fees In E-Books Case
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear 'Amazon Tax' Challenge