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Media & Entertainment - November, 2019

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• Most Mass. Fantasy Sports MDL Claims Heading To Arbitration
• Marc Jacobs Says Nirvana Smiley Face Isn't Copyrightable
• DOJ Says Don't Nix Boycott Claims Against Hollywood Writers
• Facebook Users Win Injunctive Class Cert. In Data Breach Suit
• Judge Declines Recusal Bid Over 'Copyright Troll' Comments
• NCAI's Ex-GC Says News Sites 'Ruined' His Legal Career
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Layoffs Blocked Pending Arbitration
• Law360's Tort Report: Georgia Damages Cap Faces Challenge
• Why The FBI's Former Top Lawyer Now Embraces Encryption
• Tesla Investor Can't Snag SEC Docs On Musk's Tweets Yet
• Nielsen Asks Out Of Investor Suit Over EU Data Law Impact
• Angry Sports Fans Told Once Again: Don't Cry To Courts
• DOJ Calls 'Cut!' On Film Studio Restraints
• 3 Issues To Watch As Dish Enters Wireless Marketplace
• Man 'Harassing' MGM Attys Is No Robert De Niro, Judge Says
• Billionaire FilmOn Founder Hit With $8.25M Sex Battery Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Pierce Bainbridge Win In 'Gears Of War' Fight
• Johnny Depp Settles Legal Fees Fight With Buckley
• T-Mobile's Promises To States In Merger Fight Called Hollow
• Breaking Down Elon Musk's 'Pedo Guy' Defamation Trial
• FCC Eyes Lifting Duplicate Radio Content Restrictions
• Google Accused Of Monopolization By Media Advertising Co.
• Fox V. Netflix Ruling Strengthens Employment Contracts
• Same-Sex Benefits Not Denied In 'Bad Faith,' Judge Says
• Google, Apple Back PTAB Decision To Review Digital Rights IP
• MVP: O'Melveny & Myers' Molly Lens
• PBGC Strikes $8.2M Deal With Bankrupt Media Co., Creditors
• Shutterfly Sent Improper Arbitration Email, Says Class
• Comscore Seeks Out Of Suit Over 'Internal Disagreement'
• Fox Nears Order Blocking Netflix From Poaching Execs
• Wigdor Says Fox Guest's Defamation Suit Lacks Ties To Texas
• Billionaire Boss Owes Over $10M For Sex Battery, Jury Told
• Roger Stone's Bid To Shake Guilty Verdicts Falls Flat
• Japanese CBS Exec Sues Over 'Intolerant, Biased Workplace'
• Stalled E-Privacy Reform Needs Fresh Take: Hogan Lovells
• Photog Accuses Prince's Estate Of Copyright Infringement
• Post-Gazette Makes Bid To Ax Union's Driver Layoff Suit
• Texas Drops Out Of Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Challenge
• Ex-Marketing Exec Cops To Embezzling $22M For Poker, Debts
• High Court Roundup: Justices Won't Hear IBM, Iglesias Cases
• Book Review: Who's To Blame For The Broken Legal System?
• 7th Circ. Ruling Forms Split On CAFA Jurisdictional Discovery
• High Court Won't Hear 'Serial' Subject Syed's New Trial Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Told Arthrex Marks 'Significant Change' In Law
• MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Luke Nikas
• Investors Win Closer Look At Looming $30B CBS-Viacom Deal
• Romo-Backed Expo Asks Texas Justices For 2nd Shot At NFL
• Tesla Pushes Court To Dismiss Investor Suit Over Musk Tweet
• Justices Won't Stop Climate Scientist's Defamation Suit
• 4 Firms Drive $4.05B StubHub Purchase By Peer Viagogo
• Assange Not Fit For US Extradition Hearing, Doctors Say
• Judge Has Warnings, Not Sanctions, For 'Buck Rogers' IP Row
• Freed WaPo Reporter Gets $180M Default Win Against Iran
• 'This Is America, Not Nazi Germany,' Billionaire Tells Judge
• Soul Artist Hits Taylor Swift With Fourth 'Shake It Off' IP Suit
• Disney Says Disability Law Doesn't Mandate Line Skipping
• Hagens Berman Says Fee Split In EA Suit Is Unenforceable
• Local Phone Networks Might See More Sharing Mandates Cut
• MGM Says Tribes Can't Tiptoe Into $300M Casino Fight
• Chancery Mulls Late Doc Order In $30B CBS-Viacom Merger
• Senate Confirms NIGC Chair As Okla. Gov. Taps Tribal Judge
• Broadcasters Say New Radio Royalties Bill Would Kill Stations
• Brand Battles: Coca-Cola Fights White Claw Over 'Surge' TM
• Princeton, Facebook Dodge IP Suit Over AI Data, For Now
• Sony Agrees To Clear Up Controller Policy Amid French Probe
• Google-Oracle High Court Fight Threatens Fair Use Ecosystem
• MVP: Munger Tolles' Kelly M. Klaus
• 9th Circ. Restores Jury Award Against Zazzle In Copyright Suit
• Patriots Champ Slammed For 'Vitriol' In Dream House IP Suit
• Facebook To Hand Over Docs In Calif. AG's Privacy Probe
• Pinterest Promotes Copyright Violations, Photographer Says
• Take-Two Wants WWE Game Tattoo IP Suit Paused
• New Barnes & Noble Owner 'Purged' Older Workers, Suit Says
• Ex-Baltimore Mayor Cops To Kids' Book Scheme, Tax Dodging
• Dish Goes After 'Free TV' Websites For Pirating Asian Shows
• Snap Investors Win Cert. In IPO Class Action
• UK Probing Hasbro's $4B Buy Of Entertainment One
• Facebook Asks Texas Justices To Pause Sex Trafficking Suit
• Angry Fans Can't Sue Over Pacquiao Fight, 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-Twitter Worker Wins Release Pending Trial On Spy Charges
• Pai Drawing Up New Robocall Regs If Carriers Don't Hustle
• Pharma Co. Wins $16.7M At Trial Over Inflated Ad Costs
• MVP: Davis Wright Tremaine's Katherine Bolger
• Jurisdiction At The Heart Of Charlottesville Defamation Case
• USA Today Shunned Grieving Mom, Pregnancy Bias Suit Says
• Atty Talks Over Tribune Buyout Are Protected, Ill. Justices Say
• Media-Focused PE Shop Taps Kirkland For $775M Fund Group
• Billionaire Grabbed Worker's Genitals, 2nd Witness Says
• Ex-Twitter Worker Accused Of Spying Is Flight Risk, Feds Say
• Ex-Baltimore Mayor Used Kids' Books To Commit Fraud: DOJ
• Jussie Smollett Says False Reporting Charges Were Frame-Up
• FCC's 5.9 GHz Plan Leaves Auto Industry Details Hanging
• Vindman's Boies Atty Asks Fox News To Retract Spy Charges
• Pot Data Co. Seeks $4M For Rival's TM Infringement
• Orioles Can Arbitrate TV Profits Dispute With Nationals
• Shia LaBeouf Must Face Bartender's Assault, Slander Suit
• 3rd Circ. Rejects FCC's Rehearing Bid In Media Rules Case
• 9th Circ. Autiodialer Definition Too Broad, Trade Orgs Say
• Ex-Fox Commentator Fights Atty's Bid To Nix Defamation Suit
• NBC Sports Buys PGA Tour-Linked Golf Software Co.
• Singapore Court Denies Slot Club Investor's $200M Award
• Appoint 5G Coordinator, Sens. Urge National Security Adviser
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Rethink Facebook Award In Ad Tech Case
• 5th Circ. Revives IP Suit Over Disney's 'Toy Story 3' Villain
• Sprint, T-Mobile Don't Want DQ Bid To Delay Merger Trial
• Alibaba Prices Record-Breaking Listing That Could Net $12.9B
• Political Activist Can't Sue Muslim Group Over Twitter Ban
• 'It's So Real!' Accuser Sobs At Billionaire's Sex Battery Trial
• Texas High Court Asked To Ax Claims By Beyonce's Dad
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Online Gaming Patent Claims
• Dish Gains Support For High Court Review Of Standing Divide
• Senate Democrats Unveil Sweeping Privacy Bill Framework
• Disney Fights To Keep $62.4M Jury Verdict Against VidAngel
• House Dems Press Pai On Tribal Spectrum Restrictions
• Sens. Prod Zuckerberg: Why Keep Tracking User Locations?
• Ex-MoFo Atty Says $400M CBS Defamation Suit Should Stay
• FCC Expected To Divvy Up Auto-Safety Spectrum With WiFi
• Suit Over Sandals' Fake Local Taxes Dismissed By Fla. Court
• Musk Can't Avoid Trial In 'Pedo Guy' Defamation Suit
• Rural Carriers Say T-Mobile CEO Exit Endangers Deal Pledges
• AT&T Seeks To End Shareholders' Streaming Service Suit
• Kraft Says CFTC Can't Skirt Law In Deal Announcement Feud
• Ironman Triathlon Co. Faces Stock-Drop Suit After $190M IPO
• Comcast Monopolizing Cable TV, Says Denver Sports Network
• Union Doesn't Want NLRB Mulling Post-Gazette Driver Layoffs
• FCC Proposes Plan For 3-Digit Suicide Hotline
• How To Hire Lateral Partners More Effectively
• How High Court May Resolve Generic '.Com' TM Issue
• Trump Can't Freeze 'Apprentice' Contestant's Defamation Suit
• Sweden Drops Assange Probe As US Extradition Bid Looms
• Billionaire Yells At Judge, Storms Out Of Sex Battery Trial
• Ex-GC Accused Of Covering Up Poor Work From Outside Firm
• SeaWorld Can't Ditch Investor Suit Over 'Blackfish' Film
• DOJ Will Move To Kill Decades-Old Film Studio Rules
• 3 Takeaways From Roger Stone's Criminal Trial
• Hollywood Agents Accuse WGA Of 'About-Face' On Packaging
• Ex-Xerox Exec Loses Bid To Toss 16-Year-Old Gag Order
• 11th Circ. Says More Info Needed For Cert. In DirecTV Call Suit
• Ubisoft Says Video Game Patent Doesn't Just 'Teach Guitar'
• T-Mobile, Sprint Don't Want Foreign Merger Studies At Trial
• FCC Subsidy Program Still Susceptible To Fraud, GAO Says
• DOJ Says Tech Platform Inquiry Could Go Beyond Antitrust
• FCC's Pai Aims To Sell C-Band Licenses Via Public Auction
• Judge Says No Way To Billionaire's Pro Se In Sex Battery Trial
• Redbox Won't Sell Disney Movie Download Codes Anymore
• Pope Francis Calls For 'Balance' In Encryption Debate
• Ill. Legislature Fails To Hand Chicago Requested Tax Changes
• Satellite Cos. Sweeten C-Band Sale With Donation Pledge
• House, Senate Reach Deal To Unite Robocall Legislation
• 'Varsity Blues' Bribe Middleman Cops To Racketeering Charge
• Wireless Cos. Counter Utilities' Attack On 6 GHz Sharing
• NLRB Ruling Further Clarifies Employer Handbook Standards
• FCC Lifeline Reforms Could Gut Program Or Spill Data: Dems
• Spotify, Apple Agree To Fund New Music Royalties Collective
• Jury Convicts Trump Ally Roger Stone On All Counts
• Liebowitz's Attorney Pleads For Leniency Over Lies To Judge
• Ohhh Noooo! NBC Sued After Golf Channel Features Mr. Bill
• Health Care Ad Co. Ex-Executive Faces Fraud Claims
• Facebook Says Gov't Demands For User Data At All-Time High
• Stone Jury Asks If WikiLeaks Contact Claim Is Testimony
• Netflix Snubs Black Women Over Comedy Pay, Mo'Nique Says
• Munger Tolles Blasts DOJ's DQ Bid In Sprint-T-Mobile Suit
• CBD Product Maker Can Refile Libel Suit Against Writer
• Barr Urges FCC To Block Chinese Telecom Giants
• GOP Miffed As House Satellite TV Bill Advances
• Comcast Bias Suit A Bad Way To Make Law, Arguments Show
• Group Slams FTC Powers In $24M Supreme Court Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Dream Hotels, Zaragon, Carlyle
• Copyright Professors Raise Alarm Over Charter Piracy Case
• Adapting 4th Amendment Standards To Connected Tech
• NY Hits Tech Retailer B&H With Tax Dodge Suit Over Rebates
• Marc Jacobs, Others Can't Nix Nirvana 'Happy Face' IP Claims
• Seattle Times, Insurer Get OK On $4M Cleanup Coverage Deal
• Kik's 'Wasteful Forays' For SEC Discovery Blocked — Again
• 'Common Thief' Gets Longest 'Varsity Blues' Sentence Yet
• Jurors Set To Determine Trump Pal Roger Stone's Fate
• DOI Pushes For End To MGM Suit Over Tribal Casino Plan
• NCAI Says News Articles Didn't Defame Former GC
• Alibaba's Potential $13B Listing Is A Big Score For Hong Kong
• Disney Rips 'False' Disability Claims In 'Plagiarized' Complaint
• Satellite Law Renewal Hits Speed Bump In Senate
• Justices May Nix Ruling That OK'd Bias Suit Against Comcast
• Groups Ask FCC To Reconsider Rural Health Care Order
• Apple Says App Store 'Revolutionized' Developer Market
• More Info Needed To Stop $135M Navistar Deal, Judge Says
• Reality TV Real Estate Agent Can't End Students' Fraud Suit
• Texas Could Take Page From Mass.'s Judicial Selection Book
• Pepsi Didn't Steal Super Bowl Ad, Judge Says
• 'Varsity Blues' Test Admin Cops To Taking $200K In Bribes
• Live Nation Wins Coverage In Concert Injury Insurance Battle
• Alsup 'Dumbfounded' By Delay In Ex-Twitter Worker Spy Case
• Manafort's 'Evil' Ex-Son-In-Law Gets 9 Years For Fraud
• IP Rights, Player Contracts Top Legal Risks In Esports Survey
• Fowler White Adds 2 Fla. Attorneys To Maritime Practice
• Pai Says He's Still Down For Reshaping 5.9 GHz Band
• EU Clears Telia's $1B Broadcasting Deal With Conditions
• Kik Pushes For SEC Depositions To Clarify Crypto Policies
• WikiLeaks 'A Gift' To Trump Campaign, Gates Tells Stone Jury
• Sinclair, Mar-A-Lago Member Settle Suit Over 'Spy' Report
• Migos Beat Copyright Suit Over 'Walk It Talk It' Lyrics
• Microsoft To Comply With Calif. Data Privacy Law Nationwide
• Judging A Book: McKeown Reviews 'Conversations With RBG'
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Venable Partner's Forgery Claim 'Unprofessional,' Judge Says
• Facebook Enters Uncharted Legal Waters With Spyware Suit
• Roger Stone Atty, Key Witness Clash Over WikiLeaks Contacts
• Netflix, News Outlets Hit With 2nd 'Wild Wild Country' Suit
• Netflix Shakes Journalist's Copyright Suit Over 'Narcos' Series
• Trump Rape Accuser: Secret Service Blocked Process Servers
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Dish's PTAB Win After Remand Bid Fails
• PTAB Lets Emmy-Winning Audio IP Owner Amend All Claims
• The Weeknd Can't Trim Songwriters' Suit Over 'A Lonely Night'
• Brand Battles: Frito-Lay Fights Vice Media Over 'Munchies'
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• House Dems Seek Update On FCC Location-Tracking Probe
• SEC Says Christian Music Co. Lied To Investors To Raise $3M
• Chinese Startups, US Biotechs Price IPOs Raising $121M
• FCC Finds Sinclair-Linked Stations Bungled AT&T Deal Talks
• High Court Will Hear Booking.com Trademark Battle
• What NCAA Publicity Rights Guidance Means For Athletes
• How Fed. Circ. May Defer To PTAB In Facebook Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Dershowitz Fights Defamation Suit With Claims Of His Own
• DOJ Points To Records Stone Told Congress He Never Had
• Arpaio Hits HuffPost, Rolling Stone With New Defamation Suit
• ​​​​​​​NYT Loses Bid For 2nd Circ. To Rethink Palin Libel Ruling
• NY Data Security Law To Make State A More Active Enforcer
• Convicted Ex-Willkie Atty In 'Varsity Blues' Scam Suspended
• Hollywood Agents Fight Guild's Bid To Duck Antitrust Suit
• NFL, MLB, NHL Players Sue Pittsburgh Over Athletes Fee
• Judge Skeptical Facebook Can Shield Data From Mass. Probe
• Navistar, Truck Buyers Defend $135M Engine Settlement
• Charter Says Piracy Case Will Push 'Massive Liability' On ISPs
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical That US Law Didn't Reach FIFA Officials
• HBO Wins Arbitration Stay In MJ Estate's 'Neverland' Suit
• Fyre Fest Attendees Can't Rekindle Claims Against Organizers
• Satellite Cos. Rip Testimony Given At Hearing On C-Band Sale
• Sens. Back DOE's Caution On 6 GHz Spectrum Sharing
• 3 Firms Guide Nielsen Split Amid Activist Pressure
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable For Shooting During Rap Show
• FCC Asks 3rd Circ. To Review Panel's Hold On Media Rules
• TV Reporter Knew Risks Of 'Flugtag' Flight, Red Bull Says
• Esports Gamer Can't Dodge $20M FaZe Clan Contract Suit
• Sandra Bullock, Ellen DeGeneres Sue Over Deceptive Ads
• Ex-Twitter Employees Spied For Saudi Arabia, Feds Say
• NatGeo Wants Out Of Hotel Guest's Wrongful Death Suit
• Roger Stone Lied Because 'Truth Looked Bad' For Trump: DOJ
• Alsup Floats Embedding Data Breach Monitor At Facebook
• DC Atty Cleared In Ethics Case Sues Blogger For Defamation
• Sen. Floats Bare-Bones Renewal Of Satellite TV Law
• Regulators, Schools Must Expand Connectivity Vision: Report
• Amazon Beats Muslim Ex-Manager's Bias Claims At Trial
• AI Bill Emphasizes Transparency And Consumer Control
• 2 FTC Cases Take A Stand Against Online Endorsement Fraud
• Judge Threatens To Jail Copyright Atty Over No-Show Excuse
• Where A Litigator's Advice Can Improve Agreement Drafting
• Fed. Circ. Slams Gaming Cos. Locked In Patent Row
• Facebook Dragging Its Feet On Privacy Probe, Calif. Says
• Charter Accused Of Firing VP Over LGBTQ Advocacy
• Anti-SLAPP Advocates Positive Despite Nixed Appeal In Fla.
• Alleged Ex-CIA Leaker Attacks Spying Laws' Constitutionality
• Silicon Valley Dems Unveil Bill Creating US Privacy Agency
• ​​​​​​​Universal Inks Deal To Exit 'Spinal Tap' Suit
• ITC Bars Imports Of Alleged Bose-Infringing Earbuds
• Trump Casts Long Shadow Over Roger Stone's Jury Selection
• Netflix, Hulu Can't Skip Past DivX IP Fight, Judge Rules
• Judge Misused 'Such' In Denying Tribe's Casino, 1st Circ. Told
• Monteverde To Lead Shutterfly Investors' Suit Over $2.7B Deal
• Atty Says Ex-Fox Guest's Defamation Suit Served Too Late
• Real Estate Rumors: SBE, Alliance HSP, CGI Strategies
• Disney's $2M Deal Over OT, Incentive Pay Gets Green Light
• China's Meddling Proves Networks Need Tech Purge, Pai Says
• FCC Tweaks Dish Licenses To Clear Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
• PE Firms Pledge $600M In Partnership With Bruin Sports
• Montgomery McCracken Boosts Litigation Group In Philly
• Sharon Stone Sues Rapper Over 'Sharon Stoned' Song
• Justices Fear Letting States Infringe To 'Heart's Content'
• AOC Apologizes, Settles Suit Over Blocking Critic On Twitter
• Tupac Estate, Others Didn't Own Ruined Masters, UMG Says
• Charter Asks Justices To Review 9th Circ. TCPA Ruling
• Ex-Tinder Exec Says Arbitration Deal Doesn't Cover Assault
• DJ Injured At Netherlands Festival Wins $12.6M Arbitral Award
• Alec Baldwin Hits Back Against Parking Spot Punch Accuser
• Bid To Leverage Arthrex For IP Win At Fed. Circ. Flops
• NJ AG To Keep Privacy Pressure On As Breach Reports Drop
• Apple, Amazon Beat Voip-Pal Internet Phone-Routing IP Suits
• Calif. Held Tribal Gambling Talks In Good Faith, 9th Circ. Told
• Wi-Fi Groups, Utilities Clash Over 6 GHz Spectrum Sharing
• Mozilla To Congress: Don't Trust ISPs On Data Tracking
• Supreme Court Passes On TWC Appeal, 4 Other Patent Cases
• Roger Stone Trial 'In Excellent Shape' To Begin, Judge Says
• Fla. Amusement Park Sued Over Child's Zip Line Fall
• Sens.' Plan Would Create Sites Free Of User-Specific Targeting
• CBS Says Ex-MoFo Atty Can't Sue Over Sex Assault Interviews
• Columnist Who Accused Trump Of Rape Sues For Defamation
• Flat-Fee Legal Billing Can Liberate Attorneys
• Hogan Lovells Bulks Up Sports Practice With Ex-Latham Atty
• Strip Club Must Face Disputed Dancer's Wage Suit
• Facebook Won't Get Quick 9th Circ. Review In Privacy MDL
• Celebrity Boxing Startup Peddled Lies, Smeared Adviser: Suit
• Adelson Calls Newspaper Antitrust Suit 'Epic In Its Hypocrisy'
• Fed. Circ. Largely Clears Axing Menu Patent In Domino's Fight
• Justices Asked To Review Fight Over Cellphone Warning
• Tribe Says Texas Can't Clamp Down On Bingo
• CFTC Accused Of Withholding Docs About 'Secret' Kraft Deal
• FCC's Starks Raises Flags On China Threat In 2020 Elections
• DC Circ. Asked To Reconsider Net Neutrality Disclosures
• Judicial Watch Defamation Fight Tossed Over Jurisdiction
• Lori Loughlin Pleads Not Guilty To New 'Varsity Blues' Charge
• Rapper Cam'ron Settles Copyright Suit Over Iconic Harlem Pic
• Spoliation Rule Remains Ambiguous Despite Amendments
• Trump Warned Directly By Sen. About C-Band Auction Dispute
• 'Widespread' Threats Land Ex-Soccer Player 18 Months In Jail
• BlackBerry Drops Patent Suit Against Twitter, For Now
• FCC Says Unfavorable Order Not Enough For Reconsideration
• Taxation Of Student-Athletes: Untangling Law And Policy
• To Abate Corruption, IAAF Must Change More Than Its Name
• A Plan For When AI Users' Works Infringe Human Works