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Media & Entertainment - September, 2018

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• DOJ Vows To Challenge Newly Signed Net Neutrality Bill
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• Facebook Breach Leaves 50M User Accounts Exposed
• 'Friday The 13th' Writer Wins Back Rights To His Script
• Here Are The Final Tweaks To The Big Copyright Bill
• Mashpee Tribe Sues Again In Ongoing Land-Into-Trust Dispute
• Judge's Atty Drops Defamation Bid Over Meek Mill Recordings
• Rep. Eshoo Floats Bill To Make Internet, Cable Bills Clearer
• Media Group Asks If Trump Attacks Sparked AT&T Merger Suit
• Civil Rights Telecom Groups Take On FCC Incubator Program
• Trump Officials Put 5G High On Priority List
• Tech, Media, Telecom Investor-State Arbitration Is On The Rise
• Gamblers Get No Privacy On Phones In Casino, Atty Says
• Prosecutors Want $55M Restitution For Soccer Bribe Convicts
• Zeppelin Must Face New 'Stairway' Copyright Trial: 9th Circ.
• EU Optimistic On VAT Deal For E-Books, Diplomats Say
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Choate
• Mo. Cities Seek To Move Dish Network Fee Suit To State Court
• US Lawmakers Raise Concerns With Online Sports Betting
• 7th Circ. Says Concert Organizers Off Hook In Suit Over Attack
• MGM Faces Skepticism On Moving Shooting Suits To Calif.
• Sinclair, Tribune Ad Buyers Spar Over Price-Fix MDL Venue
• At Least 75K Investors Duped By Video Scams: SEC, CFTC
• Craig Carton's Ex-Biz Partner Cops To Role In $5M Fraud
• Broadcasters Urge More FCC Funding To Offset Repack Costs
• BuzzFeed Loses Bid For FBI Aerial Surveillance Docs
• 9th Circ. Backs Hollywood Payroll Co. CEO's Fraud Sentence
• 9 AGs, Experts, Biz Groups Back AT&T-Time Warner Merger
• CAF II Auction To Get 700K Sites Online, FCC Hears
• Rembrandt Seeks Redo Of Call That IP Suit Was 'Exceptional'
• Tinder, Bumble Take Swipes At One Another In IP Fight
• Rakoff Gives Ex-NYC Dealer 18 Months For $12.9M Art Fraud
• Gannett Dodges Suit Over 401(k) Plan's Tegna Investments
• Al Jazeera Must Produce Docs In Doping Documentary Suit
• New Rule Expands FCC Jurisdiction Related To Foreign Media
• The Trump Admin. Approach To Data Privacy, And Next Steps
• How Corporate Reputation Risk Is Exacerbating D&O Liability
• App Maker Breached Facebook's Data Suit Settlement: Judge
• FCC Passes 5G 'Small Cell' Order Along Party Lines
• Sony Music Shorts Artists On Foreign Royalties, Suit Says
• White House 5G Meeting To Focus On Commercial Carriers
• NJ Concertgoer Aims To Revive Live Nation Injury Suit
• Tech Giants Want Uniform Privacy Law, But No GDPR
• NFL, AP Want 2nd. Circ. To Revisit Photographers' Lawsuit
• Rare Auction Spurs Monstrous Sky Bet From Comcast
• Tribe Owes Attys' Fees In Contractor Fight, Calif. Court Says
• Cadwalader, Redskins Owner Settle $22M Malpractice Fight
• Athlete Activism Is Changing Partnerships With Brands
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• 21st Century Fox Will Sell Sky Stake To Comcast For £11.6B
• Weinstein Can Seek Additional Ch. 11 Docs At Own Expense
• Kid Vid Revamp Would Be Burden: Sesame Street Producers
• Streaming Music Royalties Overhaul Heads To Trump's Desk
• Time, Sports Illustrated Readers Sue Over Personal Info
• White House Seeks Input On New Approach To Privacy Rules
• Cox Wants Music Piracy Case In New Court
• Netflix Investor's Price Hike Suit Tossed For Now
• BMI Seeks Higher Royalty Rates For Live Concerts
• Ex-Game Maker Employee Wants Wages After Surprise Layoffs
• 9th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In Calif. Tribe, Union Row
• FCC Seeks More Input On Cable Franchising Fees
• Copyright Owners Should Prepare For Music Royalty Reform
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• Trump Tweet Doesn't Look Defamatory, Judge Tells Porn Star
• NCAA Athletes Say U. Of Wis. Contradicted Own Chancellor
• Ozzy Osbourne Drops Antitrust Suit Against Venue Owner
• Fighters Say They Can Prove UFC Depressed Their Wages
• Sports Teams Must Tackle Hacking Risk Amid Legal Gambling
• Ex-Soccer Boss Wants $50M Restitution Request Tossed
• Nielsen Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Stock Drops
• Ex-Ad Exec Wins Appeal For $10M Tax Refund In 9th Circ.
• PR Firm Ex-CFO Admits Skimming But Disputes By How Much
• Higher Rates With Gray-Raycom Deal: Cable, Satellite Groups
• Cosby Owes Quarter-Million In Fees, Schnader Harrison Says
• Educational TV Co. Tells FCC Not To Change Broadcast Rules
• DC Circ. Sets Net Neutrality Oral Arguments For February
• Facebook Cavalier About Graphic Images' Effects, Suit Says
• Madison Square Garden, Ex-Interns Settle Suit Over Wages
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• 3 Firms Orchestrate Sirius XM's $3.5B Pandora Takeover
• Comcast Tops Fox With £29.7B Offer For Sky
• 5G Uses And Regulatory Hurdles: What You Need To Know
• DirecTV User Fights To Keep Law, Audit Firms In RICO Case
• Brand Battles: Red Sox Aim To Strike Out 'Green Monstah' TM
• Ex-Manager Hits Rock Hall Of Famer With Contract Suit
• Battle Brewing Over Weinstein's Info Request In Del. Ch. 11
• Cadwalader Asks For Court's Help With Settlement Talks
• Real Estate Rumors: Broadcast Music, IDI Logistics, WeWork
• Atlantic City's Woes Stem From Relying On Casino Tax: Report
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Casinos In Gambler's Suit Over Perks
• Facebook Users In 9th Circ. Stand By Privacy Claims
• 2nd Circ. Tosses 'Light Between Oceans' IP Suit
• Pa. Judge Defends Axing Ex-DA's Suit Against Cosby Accuser
• 2nd Circ. Looks Set To Reverse Rakoff On Palin's NYT Suit
• Country Singer's Pub Didn't Infringe 'Descriptive' TM: 6th Circ.
• Upcoming Emergency Alert To Test 'Presidential'-Level Blast
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Signs Of Renewed SEC Interest In Key Performance Indicators
• If Editorial Content Includes Affiliate Links, Is It An Ad?
• Bankrupt Museum Exhibitor To Auction Off Titanic Artifacts
• Facebook Must Fix Data Policy Or Face Action, EU Says
• Blink-182 Drummer Sues Over Crash, Injury That Halted Gigs
• Judge's Atty Sues To Keep Remarks Out Of Meek Mill Film
• NY Times Sues For FCC's Russia-Linked Net Neutrality Docs
• Reality Show HIPAA Lapses Spawn $1M In Hospital Payouts
• Big Cities Say FCC's 5G Rollout Will Disrupt Biz Partnerships
• IHeartMedia Gets OK To Solicit Creditor Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Tribe Launches Environmental Review For New Casino
• Earl of Sandwich's Quick Win Bid Draws Ire In Caesars' Ch. 11
• AT&T-Time Warner Ruling Was Correct, DC Circ. Told
• DC Bill Bets On Sports Gambling To Fund Child Care, Arts
• Media Giants Face Another Antitrust Suit Over TV Ad Rates
• CBS Wants 9th Circ. To Rethink Pre-1972 Song Ruling
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• Sky Bidding War To Culminate In Weekend Auction
• Ashley Judd's Weinstein Defamation Suit Moves Forward
• Reps. Press Google On YouTube's Use Of Kids' Data
• Glassdoor Fights Order To Hand Over Reviewers' Identities
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent Music, Linde, Coca-Cola
• NTIA's Redl Says Spectrum Sharing Is The Future Of 5G
• EEOC Hits Cable Co. With Suit Over Absence, Leave Policies
• Bally's Casino Dealers Push To Revive OT Wage Settlement
• FCC Clears Nominet To Run TV 'White Space' Database
• FCC Must Rein In Local Cable Franchise Fees, Groups Say
• 'Shake It Off' Case Against Taylor Swift Heads To 9th Circ.
• Calif. Surgeon, Girlfriend Charged With Sexual Assault
• Maine High Court May Take On Indian Gambling Question
• CloudFlare Wants Fees, Says 'Bad Faith' IP Suit Dragged On
• MGM Resorts To Lease Hard Rock Site, Buy Assets For $275M
• Pai Says FCC Still Probing Sinclair's Honesty In Tribune Deal
• When Defamation Is Cause To Overturn An Election
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• Weinstein Not Likely To Shake Ashley Judd Blacklisting Suit
• Senate Passes Streaming Music Royalties Overhaul
• Dems Want Calif. Net Neutrality Bill Signed Despite Pai
• FCC's Rosenworcel Sees Ways To Bridge The Internet Gap
• DC Circ. Sides With Copyright Board In SoundExchange Suit
• Nestlé Atty Enters The Ring As WWE's General Counsel
• Mobile Industry Lauds FCC's 39 GHz Reorganization Plan
• Bar BuzzFeed From Public Figure Defense, Russian Exec Says
• Industry, Consumers Face Off Over FCC High-Speed Bar
• SeaWorld, Ex-CEO Settle SEC 'Blackfish Effect' Fraud Suit
• Judge Urges Deal In Perfume Co.'s Bid For Jay-Z Calendars
• Trends In Hashtags As Trademarks
• Wynn Resorts Hit With $1B RICO Suit Over Mass. Casino
• Facebook Hit With Gender Bias Claims Over Targeted Job Ads
• WWE Wins 2 Bouts In Suits Over Wrestlers' Concussions
• CIA Can't Shake Suit Seeking Twitter Usage Docs
• Elon Musk Is Target Of Defamation Suit By Thai Cave Rescuer
• Claim Juror Fears Led To Bias Can't Undo Playboy TM Win
• NLRB's Purple Standard Should Be Ditched, Board GC Says
• Film Crew For Indie Mob Comedy Files Wage Suit In Pa.
• Cities' Input Shut Out Of Infrastructure Order, FCC Told
• Charter Pushes For Cable Rate-Control Relief In Mass., Hawaii
• Ex-UMass Student News Editor Must Face Defamation Suit
• Twitter Gender Bias Suit Delayed During Class Cert. Appeal
• FCC's O'Rielly Talks Spectrum Auctions And Innovation
• Perkins Coie Adds Veteran Telecom, Media Partner In D.C.
• North Korea Hits Back At Sony, WannaCry Hacking Charges
• IGT Offers $500M In Notes As NJ Sports-Betting Market Grows
• BuzzFeed Latest To Face Patent Suit By Cloud Company
• Tribe Asks Full 9th Circ. To Mull Tech Effect In Bingo Ruling
• Cousteau Society Sues Explorer's Granddaughter Over TM
• AMC Settles Texas Theater's First-Run Claims Ahead Of Trial
• Tips For Tech Cos. Developing Event Sponsorship Deals
• Kirkland & Ellis Partner Hired As Exec For New 'Fox'
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• Protect Litigant Privacy In E-Filing Access, 7th Circ. Urged
• US Must Push For Flexible Int'l Spectrum Use, Experts Say
• Telecom Groups Ask Justices Not To Hear Net Neutrality Suit
• Fandango Gets Maxell Online Rental Patents Axed Under Alice
• Biopharma Co. Principia Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $225.3M
• WaPo Wrong To Warn Reporter For Critical Piece: NLRB Memo
• Actresses Get 'Road Map' To File New Weinstein Class Suit
• Tribes Face Rougher Road For Land-Into-Trust Bids
• Netflix Seeks To End Mo. Cities' Bid To Charge Streaming Cos.
• AT&T, Time Warner Deal Boosts Viewer Options: HBO Chief
• Insurer Says Whitney Museum Subcontractor Owes $12.8M
• 3 Firms Assist As Silver Lake Injects $600M Into AMC
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Brand Battles: Starbucks Aims To Stop 'Anti-Semitic' Term
• FCC's Infrastructure Orders Spur Dialogue, Stakeholders Say
• AT&T To Push Mobile, Social Uses Of Time Warner Shows
• Tribal Appeal Will Delay Bingo Machine Row, Texas Says
• Let Receiver Probe Fake Google Agents' Devices, Judge Says
• Rajaratnam's Motley Rice RICO Suit Gets Cool Response
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms Austin, SXSW Immune In Fatal Crash
• Barclays Center Settles Suit Over Biased Background Checks
• Crypto Investor Launches Suit Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Miami-Dade County, Barings, Bringer
• Frontier Escapes $210M Patent Suit By 'Serial Litigant'
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• 21st Century Fox GC Plans Return To Williams & Connolly
• 'Innovation Band' Rules Nearly Final At FCC, Officials Say
• Facebook Hit With Derivative Suit Over Stock Shuffle Plan
• Latvian Man Sentenced For U.S. News Site 'Scareware' Scam
• Feds Grappling With Web's Impact On Media Landscape
• NY DA Fights Weinstein's Bid To Dodge Rape Charges
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Deloitte Not Liable For Cable Co.'s Collapse, Judge Says
• NM Sues App Maker, Google, Twitter Over Kids' Data
• Md. Baccarat Dealer Pleads Guilty To $1M Card Scheme
• Sprint-T-Mobile Deal Is Essential For 5G Rollout, CEO Says
• Tech Firms Face 1 Hour EU Limit To Scrub Terrorist Content
• Warner Bros. Drives Out Of Fight Over 'Batcycle' Profits
• Casino Challengers To Ask 9th Circ. To Undo Tribe's Win
• The Limitations Of NY's Anti-Sexual Harassment Law
• TVEyes Takes Fox News Copyright Fight To Supreme Court
• EU Greenlights Controversial Copyright Law Changes
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• TickBox To Pay Universal, Amazon $25M To End IP Theft Row
• Ukulele Maker Frets Over Chinese Rival's Knockoffs
• Tom Mesereau Talks MJ, Cosby, Unconventional Choices
• Wis. Tribe Loses Gambling Compact Suit Against US
• Coachella's Trademark Fight With Filmchella Must Go To Jury
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Court Abuse Claims In Contract Row
• WilmerHale Jumped The Gun In Tribal RICO Suit, Judge Told
• AT&T, Tribes Split Over Auctioning Of 2.5G Spectrum
• 2nd Circ. Reloads NFL Photographer Lawsuit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Return National Gallery Matisse To Family
• 9th Circ. Gives Musicians New Life In Paramount Scoring Row
• Bloomberg Must Face $20M Harassment Suit Against His Co.
• Tribune Hit With $564M Stock-Drop Suit Over Sinclair Buyout
• Ja Rule Says Boasts Don't Tie Him To $100M Fyre Fest Row
• DOI Says Mass. Tribe Can't Have Land In Trust For Casino
• 3 Takeaways After #MeToo Fells CBS Chief Moonves
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• N. Korean Cyber Charges Show Cos. How To Catch A Hacker
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• DOI Gets Okla. Tribe's Land Jurisdiction Claims Tossed
• Rural Broadband Funds Shouldn't Overlap, O'Rielly Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Amazon's Alice Win In EveryMD Patent Suit
• Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Over $2.8M Loss In Contract Row
• With Moonves Out, CBS Settles Redstone Board Control Fight
• Saul Ewing Lands 2 Defamation, Media Pros In Boston
• Court Doubles Down On Incorrect Right Of Publicity Ruling
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Fla. Justices Approve Greyhound Racing Ban Ballot Language
• Gibson Seeks Quick Hearing On 11th Hour Del. Ch. 11 Deal
• Charlie Rose Seeks To Nix CBS Staffers' Harassment Suit
• Pipe Giant Tops 3 IPO Launches Surpassing $1B Combined
• BDS Ruling Expected To Raise Prices, Clarify Title II Uses
• Fox Rothschild Sues Miss America Org Over Legal Tab
• Open Road Faces Cash Scrutiny At Start Of Del. Ch. 11
• Brand Battles: Hot Pockets, Adderall, Superman
• Fed. Circ. Says Game Co.'s AIA Reviews Might Be Time-Barred
• Brazil Commish Says US Could've Helped AT&T Deal Review
• Failure To Name Parent Co. Sinks Sirius PTAB Challenges
• Cambridge Analytica Counsel Must Find Sub: Facebook Users
• Brazil's New GDPR-Inspired Law Could Spur EU Data Deal
• Netflix, Hulu Move Missouri Towns' Suit To Federal Court
• TV Commercial Price Dispute Grows As NY Ad Agency Sues
• Saul Ewing Atty Creates New Zoning For Largest US Mall
• Ex-HBO Sports Producer Says Firing Was Racially Motivated
• Concert Tix Cos. Sue NY AG To Preempt 'Drop Shipping' Row
• Judge Sanctions Business Partner In Jimi Hendrix TM Suit
• Judge Tells Thelonious Monk's Estate To 'Get Real' In IP Row
• EU Clears Apple's $400M Shazam Buy
• North Korean Man Charged With Sony Hack, WannaCry Virus
• FCC's Carr Touts $2B In Possible 5G Savings From Fee Caps
• Gov't Must Fund Shared Net Infrastructure, Groups Say
• 'Spotlight' Studio Open Road Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With Sale Plan
• 3rd Circ. Declines To Revive Tribune Race Bias Suit
• The Village Recorder Lodges TM Suit Against Film Studio
• Motion-Sensing Tech Won't Affect Spectrum, Google Tells FCC
• NAB To FCC: Reject Tighter Radio Station Ownership Rules
• Calif. Privacy Law Changes Sent To Governor's Desk
• Del. Judge Lifts Ch. 11 Block On Weinstein Co. Suit In NY
• Facebook, Twitter Execs Tout Steps To Fight Fake News
• Warner Rolls Out Policy To Boost Diversity In Film, TV
• Disney Shakes Nearly All Of State 'Zootopia' Rip-Off Suit
• NY Gallery Owner Pleads Guilty To $1.6M Tax Fraud
• Roy Moore Hits Sacha Baron Cohen With $95M Defamation Suit
• Ice Miller Welcomes Ex-Robinson Brog Partner In New York
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Co. Settles Vaginal Egg Health Claims Suit
• Comcast $15.5M Antitrust Deal Gets Tentative Approval
• SEC Objects To IHeartMedia's Proposed Ch. 11 Plan Releases
• FCC Sets Deadline For Foreign Media Disclosures
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune, JM Holding, Societe Generale
• Frontier Seeks Nix Of $210M Patent Suit By 'Serial Litigant'
• Cablevision Founding Family Sues Altice Over Layoffs
• Schnader Harrison To Sue Cosby Citing Unpaid Legal Bills
• Ex-NFLers Can't Revive 'Madden' Class Action
• Sports Betting No Golden Ticket For NY, Research Group Says
• ESPN Slams Ex-Analyst's Sanctions Bid In Harassment Suit
• Chinese News Aggregator Sets Price Range For IPO
• Feds Settle License Credit Fraud Case With Radio Co. Owner
• ICE Allowed To Detain Salvadoran Journalist, Judge Says
• Should Billboard Cases Rely On Metromedia Ruling?
• Weinstein Directors Want Del. Ch. 11 OK For NY Defense
• PTAB Can't Nix Amended IPR Claims Under Alice, Uniloc Says
• Website's 'Sideshow' Sanctions Bid Fails In TCPA Row
• Facebook Needs Gov't Help Fighting Interference, COO Says
• 'Ask' Web Co. Can't Nix 'AskBot' Trademark, TTAB Says
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• Ex-NFLers Cite Bette Midler In Pursuing 'Madden' Class
• Jones Day Alum Tapped To Lead Scientific Games' Legal Team
• FCC Reveals Draft Order To Speed Local 5G Rollout
• Holiday-Themed Troll Dolls Must Face Toy Tariffs, CIT Rules
• ABA Urges High Court To Allow 'Speedier' Copyright Suits
• Trump Suggests Review Of NBC Licenses For Weinstein Spike
• Card Maker Released From NJ Casino's $10M Baccarat Row
• The Potential Reach Of High Court's AmEx Antitrust Analysis
• Sinclair And Tribune Fixed TV Ad Prices, Philly Firm Alleges
• Brands, Beware Too Much Influence Over Your Influencers