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Media & Entertainment - February, 2018

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• Failure To Name Interested Parties Sinks PTAB Challenge
• Justices Hone Creditors' Ability To Ax Pre-Bankruptcy Deals
• Sinclair's Divestiture Plan For Merger Too Vague, Group Says
• Judge Won't Let Snapchat Out Of Vaporstream Patent Row
• Latham & Watkins Guides Spotify's Direct Listing
• 'China's Netflix' Leads Two IPO Filings Totaling $1.7B
• Dr. Phil, Ex-Staffer Strike Deal To End Copyright Suit
• Outfront Breached Sports Media Deal, Univ. Of Utah Says
• Stolen Song Claims Should Be Cooked, Meat Loaf Says
• Mexico Demands Investor Names In $100M Gambling Biz Row
• Harrah's Exec Says Tribal Immunity Protects Him From Suit
• The Securities Law Questions Raised By #MeToo
• Avoid Getting A Plaintiff's Fingerprint Pointed At You
• Bill To Extend Tribe's Gambling Pact Hits Fla. House Floor
• High Court Ruling No Green Light For Suit-Killing Laws
• States Struggle To Fix Digital Disparity Of Old Tax Codes
• South African Watchdog Says Media Outlets Fixed Ad Prices
• AT&T Mobility Ruling Won't Fill Net Neutrality Void
• Dem AGs Oppose FCC Lifting Television Reach Limits
• Del. High Court Asked To Revive $13M Viacom Investor Suit
• Discovery Sells Education Unit As Feds OK $15B Scripps Deal
• 9th Circ. Sides With Unions In NLRB Casino Fight
• Fla. Court Told Beckham's $9M Stadium Land Deal Is Illegal
• Here's Why TVEyes Wasn't Fair Use
• Nike's 'Jumpman' Logo Doesn't Infringe IP, 9th Circ. Says
• DLA Piper Bolsters IP Practice With 2 Sports Marketing Attys
• Weinstein Aide Resurrects Workplace Suit In NY State Court
• Mass. Appeals Court Says Paper Carriers Are Employees
• NY Appeals Court Spurns Zohar Jury Bid In $58M Fraud Row
• Justices Leery Of Broad Ruling In Retaliatory Arrest Case
• Crown Resorts Sells Australian Sports Book In $117M Deal
• BBC Sheds 'Cosby Show' Copyright Suit In Calif.
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• Texas Tribe Wins Pause Of E-Bingo Order Pending Appeal
• Drinks Festival Founder Wants Tax Docs In Racketeering Suit
• Welcome Anti-SLAPP Guidance For Calif. Courts, Litigants
• Siding With Fox, 2nd Circ. Says TVEyes Is Not Fair Use
• Justices Limit Ch. 11 Safe Harbor For Securities Clawbacks
• Justices Back Congress' Power To Block Lawsuits
• Comcast Lobs Competing $31B Bid For Sky
• UK Data Regulator Vows 'Tough Action' To Protect Consumers
• Facebook Can't Use Spokeo To Kill Biometric Data Class Row
• Googles TM Owner Says Google Broke Pact Over Kids Media
• Group Says FCC's O'Rielly Flouted Hatch Act, Should Resign
• FCC To Hold 2 Spectrum Auctions For 5G Buildout
• Weinstein Co. Gearing Up For Bankruptcy As Sale Collapses
• Ex-Dechert Client Seeks Subpoena For Leaked Letter's Source
• SEC Settles Calif. Home Audio Co. Offering Suit For $3M
• 15 Minutes With Twilio's General Counsel
• After Redbox Ruling, All Eyes On 2nd Circ.'s First-Sale Case
• Shari Redstone Seeks To Trim Spying Claims By Dad's Ex
• Dog-Sitting App, Ex-Baywatch Star Sued After Dog's Death
• LeapFrog Agrees To $5.5M Deal In Securities Litigation
• Facebook's $35M Deal To End IPO Suit Gets Initial OK
• MoviePass Says Rival Ticket Subscriber Copying Its Tech
• Coal Giant Vows Appeal In John Oliver, HBO Defamation Row
• EA Loses Sanctions Bid In Video Game IP Case
• Exotic Dancers, Club Chain Strike $8.5M Deal In Wage Row
• Dish Tries Again To Trim TCPA Class Owed $61M
• 9th Circ. Upholds Limited Common Carrier Exemption At FTC
• Olympics Cast Spotlight On FCC Indecency Policies
• Decency Law Shields Google From Defamation Suit: DC Circ.
• AOL Appraisal Trims Post-$4.4B Merger Share Price By 2.6%
• Carriers Accused Of Cashing In On Net Neutrality Rollback
• Judge Sees Ex-Fox Pundit's Side On Failure-To-Hire Claims
• Fla. Man, City To Spar Over Retaliatory Arrest In High Court
• Sinclair-Tribune Divestiture Plan Underwhelms, Advocate Says
• FCC's Pai Awarded NRA Rifle For Net Neutrality Fortitude
• Chloe Kim's Right Of Publicity: The Value Of Gold
• Data Co. Gets LinkedIn Info-Scraping Suits Related
• Judge Calls For Sanctions In WWE Concussion Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Settles With Philly Union Boss Ex-Client
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Ex-Skadden National Security Pro In DC
• Facebook Shouldn't Expect 'Fake News' Legal Woes, For Now
• 9th Circ. Won't Reopen 'Ballers' Copyright Suit
• FCC Faces Heat On Proposed Lifeline Subsidy Reforms
• Atty Who Missed Deposition In Prince TM Spat Told To Comply
• Comcast, Verizon Fight Fed. Circ. Redo After Alice Patent Win
• Net Neutrality Challenges Roll In After Rule Publication
• Deals Rumor Mill: Phoenix, Telecom Italia, United Tech
• Prosecutors Rip Acquittal Bid By Soccer Bosses In FIFA Case
• 7th Circ. May Call On Indiana In Fantasy NCAA Athlete Row
• Studios Trim But Can't Toss IP Suit Over Visual Effects
• Rulemaking On Speedy Tech Approval Raises Hackles At FCC
• Net Neutrality Repeal May Put Tech Startups In The Slow Lane
• Scooby-Doo, SpongeBob Candies Not 'Natural,' Suit Says
• BBC, Guardian Say Public Duty Trumps Appleby Records Suit
• The FTC's Quest For Better Influencer Disclosures
• Weinstein Name-Checks Celeb Supporters In Dismissal Bid
• 'Shape Of Water' Accused Of Stealing Pulitzer Winner's Play
• Wis. Tribe Fights For Quick Win In Gambling Deal Dispute
• Dish Can't Revive TCPA Suit Coverage Bid At 10th Circ.
• FCC's Pai Won't Recuse Himself In Sinclair Merger Review
• Morgan Lewis Report Says NPR Hired Ex-VP Despite 'Flags'
• Ousted Host Says PBS Used Harassment As Pretext For Firing
• Telecoms Press FCC To Halt Verizon's $3B Spectrum Buy
• Ex-Boston Guitarist Asks 1st Circ. For Redo In Bandmate Row
• Okla. Tribe Asks 10th Circ. To Rethink $27M Tax Ruling
• LinkedIn Can't Relate Data Spat To Craigslist Case, Co. Says
• FCC's Net Neutrality Deregulation Hits Next Milestone
• Ex-Casino Worker Says Harrah's Exec Can't Dodge Wage Suit
• Kendrick Lamar Sued Over Video For 'Black Panther' Track
• Google Advertiser Gets 5th Try At Click-Fraud Class Action
• Top 10 Reads From Telecom Attys' Bookshelves For 2018
• Publisher's $2M Refund Claim Came Too Late, 2nd Circ. Told
• Disney Suit Against Redbox Is Copyright Misuse, Judge Says
• Swarmify Can't Point To Trade Secret, CloudFlare GC Says
• Actresses' Row Is With Weinstein, Not Co., Judge Told
• Comcast Seeks Speedy Review Of TiVo Patent Case
• Frank Ocean Sues Producer Over 'Blonde' Tracks Authorship
• UFC Fighters Aim For Class Cert. In Antitrust Battle
• AT&T Hasn't Proved Merger Row Was Selective, Judge Rules
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink FCC Win In Emergency Alerts Dispute
• Unions Say Disney World Withheld $1K Tax Cut Bonuses
• DC Circ. Upholds Entercom's Station Buy Amid Owner Dispute
• William Hill Fined £6.2M For Weak Money-Laundering Policies
• Yiannopoulos Ends $10M Suit Over Canceled Book Deal
• Philly Radio Host Accused Of Sexually Harassing 'Sidekick'
• EA Says Ex-NFLers Aren't Identifiable In Madden Games
• MGM Backs DOI's Bid To Nix Tribe's Gambling Claims
• Calif. Actor-Age Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says
• Online Image Infringement And The Statutory-Damages Threat
• Group Holds Off On FCC Net Neutrality Rollback Challenge
• MGM's $675M Pitch Puts Conn. Tribes' Casino Plan At Risk
• DOJ Resists AT&T Request For Evidence Of Trump's CNN Ire
• MLBers Want Hearing Over Info In Al Jazeera Libel Suit
• Brand Battles: Greenwood Refused 'God Bless The USA' TM
• Can Courts Handle The Increased FOIA Strain Under Trump?
• FCC Halts Bitcoin Miner For Cell Network Interference
• Newswire Hacker Can't Beat $30M Securities Fraud Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Walmart, Thomson Reuters
• FCC Reauthorization Bill Reflects Industry, Policy Trends
• Tribal Casino Operator Seeks OK Of $3.7M Arbitral Award
• Lundy Law Scolded In Decision Axing False Advertising Suit
• Facebook Threatened With $125M Fine For Tracking Belgians
• Boston Herald Cleared For $12M Ch. 11 Sale To MediaNews
• FCC Weighs Extending Permits After Nix Of Studio Rule
• Actress Deschanel's Countersuit Axed As Case Nears Trial
• 'Star Wars' Card Game Isn't A Trademark, App Co. Says
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Disney, Others Beat 'Mickey' Singer Toni Basil's TM Claims
• Man Cops To Scam To Sell Stolen Vermeer, Rembrandt Works
• CORRECTED: Embedding Tweets Can Be Infringement, Judge Says
• John Cena Says Ford's Contract Didn't Include GT Resale Ban
• Playwright's Suit Over Zorro IP Sparks Public Domain Duel
• FCC Watchdog Probing Pai-Sinclair Relationship, Rep Says
• UK Watchdog To Face High Court Scrutiny On Fox-Sky Finding
• Litigating Likeness: 4 Big Publicity Rights Fights To Watch
• AT&T Takes Unusual Step In Seeking Delrahim Testimony
• Industry Groups Ask To Join Net Neutrality Litigation
• Judge Says DOJ Refusal To Admit It Had Dossier A 'Hard Sell'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Thomson Reuters, Seadrill, Petrobras
• Swarmify Says CloudFlare Stole Stream Tech After Deal Talks
• Paris Survivor Blames Social Media Giants For ISIS Terror
• Calif. Court Revives Insurance Row Over Bingo Device Fire
• Playboy May Amend Centerfold Copyright Suit, Judge Rules
• 7th Circ. Halts Order For Instant Access To Cook County Suits
• WB Music Hits Streaming Co. With Infringement Claim
• Daddy Yankee Dodges $1.7M Attys' Fees In Defamation Row
• Pa. Judge's Defamation Suit Over Book To Stay In Fed Court
• Kanye West, Lloyd's End $10M Row Over Canceled Shows
• T. Rex Heir Drops Copyright Suit Over 'Baby Driver'
• Mass. Lawmakers Eye Broad Sports Betting If Justices Ax Ban
• Warner Wolf Says Firing By Don Imus Was Age-Based
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Prince Estate Wants Atty Held In Contempt For Missed Depo
• Why President Ford Belongs On Copyright's Mount Rushmore
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Conservative Texas Blogger Gets Another Try In Atty Fee Row
• Cumulus Trustee Objects To Exec Bonus Payments
• FCC Reauthorization Bill Clears House Committee
• Deals Rumor Mill: Healthineers, Blackstone, Takata
• Workers Claim Retaliation After Lobbing Suit Against HBO
• Disney Sued Again Over Allegedly Ripping Off 'Zootopia'
• FTC Nom Vows Tough Enforcement In Lieu Of Net Neutrality
• Premier League Reaps $6.3B In UK Broadcast Rights Sale
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Strip Club Arbitration Ruling
• Ice Cube's Basketball League Misled Court, Rival Alleges
• A 2017 Roundup Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Appellate Decisions
• $12M Digital First Media Bid Wins Boston Herald Auction
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• 'Goodfellas' Actor Can't Revive $250M 'Simpsons' Image Suit
• Bill Paxton's Family Sues Hospital, Doc For Wrongful Death
• Taylor Swift 'Shake It Off' Lyrics Suit Gets One More Shot
• Capital Markets Partner Rejoins Latham In Hong Kong
• Universal Takes Film Relocation Coverage Fight To 9th Circ.
• Starz, Altice Reach Carriage Agreement After Stalemate
• Vice Media Accused Of Shorting Women On Pay, Promotions
• VidAngel Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Claims Against Studios
• FCC's O'Rielly Tees Up Kid-Vid Rule Review
• Verizon Users Can't Sustain 'Supercookies' Suit, Court Told
• $105M Astrodome Revitalization Plan Gets Green Light
• Economists Ask 9th Circ. To Revive NFL Sunday Ticket Suit
• Disney Says DVD Box Clearly Bars Redbox Download Resales
• Sportswear Co. Wins Toss Of Some Claims In Domain Dispute
• 3 Online Policy Areas That Need Some Valentine's Day Love
• Iron Maiden Sues Sites Selling Counterfeit Merchandise
• Facebook Investors Seek $129M In Fees From Stock Fight
• Make New E-Filed Suits Public Now, Cook County Clerk Told
• Arcade Bar Says Rivals In Texas Are Infringing TM
• How Not To Enforce An Arbitration Agreement
• BuzzFeed Defends Press Privilege In Dossier Defamation Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge: Tribe 'Did Nothing' To Stop Rival Casino
• Cadwalader Row Looks Trial-Bound: Redskins Owner's Atty
• 3 Takeaways From NY's Legal Broadside Against Weinstein
• IRS Asks Court To Toss Facebook's Tax Appeal Suit
• AGs Back Ban On Sex Harassment Arbitration Clauses
• Conn. Dems Ask Interior OIG To Review Casino Pact Inaction
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Taylor Swift Nears Toss Of 'Shake It Off' Copyright Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Apollo Global, Sok
• Fox Offers To Firewall Sky News For $14.4B UK Acquisition
• Lollapalooza Festival Ripped Off Calif. Artist, Suit Says
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• Euromoney Sells Market Intelligence Biz In $180.5M Deal
• ​​​​​​​Disneyland Edges Toward Early Win In FCRA Class Suit
• AT&T's 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Prompts Critical Feedback
• Online Cos. Press Senate To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules
• Facebook Docs Not Privileged, US Argues In Tax Dispute
• Fox's 'Unusual' $90M Scandal Deal Gets Chancery's OK
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Nix Of Ad IP Asserted Against Google
• Deals Rumor Mill: Remington, Ant Financial, Cirsa Gaming
• Ticket Co. CEO Plans Guilty Plea In Ponzi Scheme Case
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Latham
• Co. Says Ruling Means It Can Scrape Data From LinkedIn
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Broaden Common D&O Policy Exclusion
• Lobbying Doc Says NBA, MLB Want Slice Of The Betting Pie
• Unwanted Tax Fax Violates TCPA, Ill. Printing Co. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackRock, Bayer, Atlantia
• Dems Ask Sessions For Docs Over AT&T-Time Warner Suit
• Bankrupt Cumulus Gets OK To Pay Employee Bonuses
• 3rd Circ. Won't Put Media Ownership Deregulation On Hold
• 5th Circ. Says Chinese Co. Must Pay Up In $102M Piracy Suit
• 'In The Heights' Actress Sues Virgin Over Flight Video Clip
• Gov't Not A Music Royalty 'Central Planner,' DC Circ. Told
• House Dems Tout Infrastructure Plan Amid Budget Wrangling
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• Fox News Slams Ex-Host's New Cyberstalking Complaint
• Wynn Resorts Ignored Claims Of Steve Wynn Misconduct: Suit
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Disney Says It's Not Liable For Blinding By Toy It Didn't Make
• Ogletree Deakins Adds 2 Attys From Putney Twombly
• Firms At Odds Over $22.5M In Fox News Settlement Fees
• 1st Circ. Weighs Insuring Cosby Statements Against Accusers
• Clyburn Calls Out FCC For Alleged Anti-Competitive Bent
• Pa. Defends Gambling Expansion, Seeks Toss Of Casino Suit
• Johnny Mathis Must Face Paralyzed Window Washer's Suit
• FCC Chief Praises Legislation To Speed 911 Connections
• Mass. Gaming Regulator Says Wynn's Exit Won't Halt Probe
• Vistaprint Settles Gay Couple's Suit Over Preachy Switcheroo
• Models Say Fla. Strip Club Ripped Off Their Likenesses
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Texas Tribe Looks To Halt E-Bingo Order Pending Appeal
• W.Va. City Can't Make Cable Co. Hide Tax On Subscriber Bills
• Tronc Sells LA Times, Calif. News Portfolio For $500M Cash
• Like To Kill The Copyright To A Famed Song? Call These Guys
• Porn Actor Can't Shake 6 Years In $1.5M Extortion Scheme
• Beyoncé, YouTube Star End 'Formation' Copyright Suit
• DOI Says Absence Of Compact Sinks Tribe's Gambling Claims
• Pai Pushes Rules To Boost Power For Small FM Stations
• 'Art Bastard' Hits NYC Museums With $100M Antitrust Suit
• Conn. Lawmakers Float Plan To Open Bidding For New Casino
• Judge Tosses Settled $42M IP Suit Over 'Steve Harvey Show'
• Panel Grills Zohar Funds On Jury Waiver In Fraud Case
• State Law Blocks Texas Tribe's E-Bingo Plans, Judge Says
• EU OKs $14.6B Discovery-Scripps Merger With Concessions
• 10th Circ. Reverses Okla. Tribe's $27M Alcohol Tax Win
• Rubik's Cube TMs Obtained By Fraud, Rival Co. Says
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• Project Fi User Says Google Overcharges Affect Thousands
• Kirkland & Ellis Brings On Ex-Cravath M&A Partner
• EU Opens Probe Into Apple's Purchase Of Shazam
• Arent Fox Adds Ex-Hand Baldachin Sports Atty To NY Office
• NBC Pushes To Arbitrate $30M 'Housewives' Defamation Suit
• Proposal For Nationalization Of 5G Network Is Dead On Arrival
• Photog Wants To Exterminate Use Of Ant, Roach Pics
• NY Comic Says Biased Sex Assault Investigation Led To Firing
• NJ Joins Net Neutrality Suit, Tells ISPs To Obey Principles
• Disney Seeks Early Block On Redbox Digital Movie Sales
• What The New FTC Means For 'Open Internet' Enforcement
• FCC Clears DirecTV On Hawaii TV Broadcast Spat
• Comcast Rival Hits Back In Sports Network Dispute At FCC
• Paul Mitchell Co-Owner Accused Of Sexual Harassment
• Producer, Writer Look To Exit TBS Sitcom Ripoff Suit
• Arnold & Porter Nabs Media IP Duo From Hogan Lovells
• Viacom Sues To Cut Off Ninja Turtles 'Parody' Show
• US Trustee Slams $245K Payments To Boston Herald Insiders
• BMG V. Cox Is Major Copyright Victory For Music Industry
• Key Recent Changes To Lobbying, Campaign Finance Rules
• 'Grand Theft Auto' Maker's Insurer Seeks Out Of Royalty Row
• 3rd Circ. Leaves Off-Track Betting Incentives In NJ's Hands
• 9th Circ. Says Crossing Dolphins Are Nature, Not Copyright
• Supreme Court Urged To Overturn PTAB Ax Of Podcast Patent
• Attys In SeaWorld Ad Row Slammed For 'Lack Of Civility'
• Fla. Swingers Club Fights Bid To Freeze Assets, DQ Atty
• FCC Report Of Good Broadband Buildout Raises Hackles
• 'Spinal Tap' Stars Fight Universal's Bid To Duck $400M Suit
• Chuck Norris Sues CBS, Sony For $30M Over Unpaid Profits
• Weinstein Co. Hit With $7.2M Suit Over 'Paddington 2'
• Calif. Net Neutrality Bill Can't Withstand Scrutiny, EFF Says
• Davis Polk Nabs Keker Van Nest IP Litigator In Calif.
• Wisconsin Ducks Tribe's Claims Over Rival Casino
• E-Book Seller Loses Appeal Of Canadian Price-Fixing Deals
• Feds, Tribe Say DC Circ. Ruling In Similar Case Backs Casino
• Envelope Maker Cenveo Files Ch. 11, Hopes To Shed $700M
• US Chamber Urges Net Neutrality Fix Through Legislation
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Trump Casino Dealer's Disability Bias Case
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• 3 Big Lessons From 4th Circ.'s DMCA Ruling
• German Watchdog To Probe Google, Facebook Online Ads
• Wynn Settlement Kept Secret, Mass. Gaming Regulator Says
• Nonprofit Settles FCC Complaint Over Radio Ad Violations
• Cook County Clerk Appeals Order On Access To E-Filed Suits
• Beatles Biz Launches $100M Suit Over Alleged Counterfeits
• Barnes & Noble Gets User Privacy Row Sent To Arbitration
• Boston Herald Boosts Worker Focus In Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• W.Va. Newspaper Hits Bankruptcy, Has Planned Buyer
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Heilan Home, Saudi Aramco
• Ex-FIFA VP Ordered To Pay $6.7M For Bribery Scheme Role
• Brewery Can't Escape IP Row Over Thelonious Monk TM
• 4th Circ. Says Cox Forfeited Copyright Safe Harbor
• Tackling NFL Trademarks: IP Fights Since Last Super Bowl
• Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles
• As Super Bowl Nears, Odds On Sports Betting Look Bright
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age