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Media & Entertainment - November, 2020

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• Embattled Copyright Lawyer Liebowitz Suspended From SDNY
• FCC Greenlights Blocking Calls From One-Ring Scammers
• Ex-Admin Says County Fired Him For Calling Racism A Crisis
• FCC Says Passengers Still Can't Make Calls Aboard Flights
• Bogus HIPAA Claims Are Flourishing As Pandemic Worsens
• Google Attys Want Access To Rivals' Docs In Antitrust Fight
• Freelancers Tell 9th Circ. That AB 5 Limits Speech
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• O'Rielly Probes Cable 'Overbuilding' With COVID-19 Grants
• Hudson Pacific, CPP Investments Buy $625M Office Building
• Calif. Tribe Seeks Sanctions Against BIA In Trust-Land Row
• FCC's Pai To Step Down On Inauguration Day
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Facebook, Twitter Sued Over IP Used To Quash COVID-19 Lies
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Win For Twitter On Video Patent
• Notice Dispute Can't Block TV Co. From Malpractice Coverage
• Sen. Presses Twitter, Facebook On 'Coordinated Censorship'
• Facebook's $650M Biometric Privacy Deal Draws 1.5M Users
• NLRB Clears Game Tech Co. In Dispute Over Separation Pacts
• Media, Energy-Focused SPACs Raise $561M In Market Debuts
• Media Co. IAC Promotes Lead M&A Atty To General Counsel
• NY Contract Litigation Indicates Limits Of COVID-19 Defenses
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• 'Varsity Blues' Judge Tells Attys To Prep For Trial Or Withdraw
• Do's & Don'ts For Policing Workers' Off-Duty Social Media Use
• 3 Firms Steer $2.2B Simon & Schuster Sale By ViacomCBS
• Federalist Publisher's 'Salt Mine' Tweet Is Unlawful: NLRB
• Defense Committees Told To Stay Wary Of Ligado Interference
• 10 Firms Steer Pot SPAC's $1.2B Deal With Jay-Z
• Fla. Judge Confirms Cinemex Ch. 11 Plan
• Networks Say Looser Ownership Rules Could Save Broadcast
• MC5 Guitarist Shreds Old Spice Over Alleged Likeness Ripoff
• FTC's Zoom Deal Signals New Data Security Plan Under Dems
• Facebook, Princeton Hit With Refreshed AI Data IP Claims
• Dish, Altice Sued Over Infringing Network Patents
• FCC Finds Verizon Paid 'Unjust' Pole Attachment Charges
• GOP Reps. Seek GAO Audit Of Ag Dept. Rural Broadband Pilot
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Goldman Properties, Greenberg
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Netflix Settles 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Trademark Suit
• NBA Star Seeks Docs To See If Judge's Son Presents Conflict
• Publisher Says Fox Rothschild Violated Legal Ethics
• World of Warcraft Co. Faces Privacy Suit Over Tracking Code
• Insurer Eyes Early Win Over 'My 600-lb. Life' Policy Row
• FCC Again Rejects Bidding Credits For Telecoms Tied To Dish
• 'Varsity Blues' Judge Says Admissions Slots Not Property
• WGA Won't Get More Time To Fight Agencies' Injunction Bid
• NY Eatery Provided Weinstein 'Hunting Grounds,' Server Says
• Lawmakers Urge FCC To Initiate 'Rip And Replace' Effort
• Instagram Says Nobody Will Confuse 'Reels' For 'Reelz'
• Regal Cinemas' Owner Nabs $450M Loan To Outlast COVID-19
• Ticket Seller Asks Ill. Judge To Toss Finger Scan Privacy Suit
• LinkedIn 'Recklessly' Overreported Ad Metrics, Ad Buyers Say
• Avoiding Copyright Liability For Tattoo Depiction In Media
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Apple Wants Data Withheld From Google's In-House Attys
• FTC Wants Bannon Forced To Talk About Cambridge Analytica
• Weinstein Wants Depo Halted Over Poor Health, Criminal Case
• Alsup Roasts Google's 'Ramshackle' Suit In Sonos Case
• FCC's Starks Urges Internet Access Equality Amid Pandemic
• NFL Retirement Plan Beats Ex-Player's Benefits Suit
• Brand Battles: LeBron Dunks On Carnival Over 'King James'
• FCC Tells Inmate Calling Services To Limit Fees, Be Candid
• Cos. Turn Over Security Contracts In NYPD Off-Duty Pay Fight
• Miss America Chair Sues Over Breakaway Teen Pageant Coup
• Golden Globes Group Nears Early Win In Media Monopoly Suit
• 'Absurd' To Suggest Assange Extradition Is Political, US Says
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Fed. Circ. Axes More Claims Of Gree Patent In Supercell Fight
• Feds Say 'Tiger King' Zoo Is Neglecting Protected Animals
• Skadden, Baker, Ropes Steer Media Co.'s $500M SPAC IPO
• Penn National Bets On Gaming Vet For GC
• Injured Concertgoer Sues Ga. Venue Over Drunken Attack
• Facebook Claims User Cloned 100K Instagram Accounts
• Pomerantz Fights Robbins Geller's Lead Atty Win In Zoom Suit
• Sonos, Google Trade Forum Shopper Barbs In Speaker IP War
• HBO Takes MJ Estate's 'Neverland' Arbitration Bid To 9th Circ.
• Google Likely To Beat 'Loot Box' Gambling Suit, For Now
• Netflix Streaming Fees Class Claims Sent Back To Ind. Court
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Watchdog Sides With AT&T In Fight Over Wi-Fi Ad Claims
• Deloitte Loses Pa. Appeal Bid Over Adelphia Collapse Suit
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Nintendo Launches Latest Suit Over Game-Hacking Devices
• Dershowitz Seeks DQ Of Cooper & Kirk In Defamation Suit
• Facebook Settles Software Co.'s Final Data Patent Claims
• Binance Sues Forbes For Defamation Over Leaked Doc Story
• 'Baby Shark' Creator Nets $8.45M In Counterfeit Suits
• Insurer Needn't Cover ISP's Copyright Film Battle
• FCC Skips Section 230, Plans 5G Equipment Vote For Dec.
• Napolitano Says 'Lenient' Sentence Due To Plea Deal, Not Sex
• HHS Cancels $15M Celebrity-Filled Virus Campaign After Audit
• Judge Says Seinfeld Shouldn't Get $1M For Copyright Suit Win
• 'Glee' Star's Family Blames Ventura County For Her Drowning
• Trump Admin. Denies Free Speech Harm In WeChat Ban
• Ill. Developer Seeks $18M From Bankrupt Cinema's Owner
• EU Court Says TV Broadcasts Don't Have To Relicense Songs
• Broadway Theaters Owner Seeks Win In Virus Coverage Fight
• FCC Finalizes 5.9 GHz Band Split For Wi-Fi, Auto Safety Tech
• Comcast Ducks Antitrust Claims But Can't Win Contract Row
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Mass. Gov. Sued For Limiting Ghost Tours Amid Pandemic
• FCC Fines Robocaller $10M For Masking Political Smears
• 3 Associates Of Rapper TI To Pay SEC $103K In ICO Scheme
• Latham Directs 3rd Searchlight Fund's $3.4B Closing
• Photographer Drops Copyright Suit Against Morgan & Morgan
• Avenatti Sues Fox News For $250M Over Trump 'Propaganda'
• CAA Asks Court To Stop WGA Boycott As Talks Break Down
• Facebook, Feds Keep On High Court To Trim Autodialer Ban
• Marc Jacobs Says Nirvana Hasn't Shown It Owns Logo
• Spectrum Says Texas Cities Too Late To Fight Franchise Fees
• Sens. Struggle To Nail Down Central Section 230 Issues
• Biden's FCC Advisers Include Ex-Commish, BigLaw Partner
• NSO Tries Again For Immunity From WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• HBO, Ralph Lauren Sued By Supermodel Over Use Of Image
• New York Got An Anti-SLAPP Law. Will Federal Courts Use It?
• Talent Agency UTA Says Insurers Owe $150M In Virus Losses
• Baker Botts Steers GCI Liberty In $1B LendingTree Stake Sale
• FCC, NAB Urge High Court To Back Eased Ownership Rules
• Nike, Kawhi Leonard End IP Battle Over 'Claw' Logo
• 'Varsity Blues' Couple Get Jail For 'Warped' Admissions Ploy
• FTC Exceeded Its Authority In Zoom Cybersecurity Settlement
• Blank-Check Trio Tap Public Markets For $640M Combined
• Reality Winner Asks 11th Circ. For COVID-19 Early Release
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Software Co. Lands $270M To Improve Open Source Database
• Vegas Casino Says Insurer Can't Cap Virus Coverage At $200K
• FCC Delays Increasing Lifeline Minimum Service Standards
• Esports Insiders Point To Growing Employment Concerns
• IPhone Tracking System Draws EU Privacy Complaints
• BIA Must Take Land Into Trust For Calif. Tribe, Judge Says
• Mo. Lawmakers Float COVID-19 Biz Liability Shield Bill
• FCC Seeks Input On Fox Bid To Keep NY Post Permanently
• Nonmonetary Deal Over Facebook Cyberattack Wins Approval
• 'Comedians In Cars' Suit Against Seinfeld Goes To High Court
• Axed Fox Host Says New Sex Harassment Claims Are False
• Google Says Dismiss Epic, Other Developers' Antitrust Cases
• News Orgs Rip Feds' Bid To Pause COVID-19 Relief Disclosure
• Ex-Mail Co. VP Will Pay $450K To End Scientology Biz Row
• 2nd Circ. Reopens Ex-NY Knick's Assault Case Against MSG
• O'Melveny, Weil Guide Strava's $110M Fundraising
• NYU Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Win In Race Bias Suit
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• SeaWorld Sues In Chancery To Bar Ex-Worker Stock Claims
• Stock Photo Agency Ends Copyright Suit Against Vape Co.
• CORRECTED: Trump Camp Drops Defamation Suit Over Virus 'Hoax' Ad
• Basquiat Purchaser Fights To Keep Fraud Case Alive In UK
• Experienced Telecom Trio Joins Keller Heckman In DC
• EU Board Advises Companies On International Data Transfers
• Ex-Harvard Fencing Coach Charged In 'Varsity Blues' Probe
• Sony Hits TiVo With Patent Suit Over PlayStation Technology
• Ex-NHLer's Firing Result Of 'Insensitive' Remarks, NBC Says
• Gov't Fights ACLU's Appeal In Spy Court Secrecy Case
• Trump Gives TikTok 15 More Days To Fix Security Issues
• Trio Of Blank-Check Cos. Tap Market For $600M Via IPOs
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Poor Health Can't Save 'Varsity Blues' Middleman From Jail
• Walt Disney Tells Justices To Avoid Character Copyrights
• Brand Battles: James Bond Takes Aim At 'James Blond' Blog
• FCC Urged To Reject Fax Broadcaster Liability Challenge
• M&A Poised For Growth In The Biden Era
• PTAB Allows Broadcom To Partially Amend Decoding Patent
• Google Says FCC Should Expand 6 GHz Sharing
• Telemundo Wins Bid To Arbitrate Producer's Sex Bias Suit
• Avenatti's COVID-19 Prison Release Extended 2 Months
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Former NY Gov. Beats Ex-AIG Exec's Defamation Suit
• CNN Cancels Trump Campaign's Russia Story Libel Suit
• Feds Seek Prison For 'Varsity Blues' Middleman
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive 'Rosemary's Baby' Copyright Fight
• FCC Told 5.9 GHz Plan Could Unfairly Help Auto Tech Owners
• DC Circ. Unlikely To Revive Cato's SEC Gag Rule Challenge
• A 'Cold Civil War' Catches GCs In The Middle
• Former XFL Head's Contract Suit Against McMahon Restarted
• Facebook Asks FCC To Ink Permissive 6 GHz Rules
• Commerce Puts TikTok Restrictions On Hold
• Trump Says Attack Ad Featuring 'Electric Avenue' Is Fair Use
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Nirvana Brings Another Suit Over Smiley Face Logo
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, KPN, Boston Dynamics
• Biden Picks BigLaw Privacy Pros For DHS, DOJ Review Teams
• TikTok Asks DC Circuit To Block Trump's Divestment Order
• Twitter Investors' Securities Fraud Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
• Avenatti Trial Over Stormy Daniels' Book Money Set For April
• Apple Loses Bid For Punitives In Epic Games Antitrust Fight
• Steel Co. Seeks Payment For $32M Atlanta Theater Renovation
• Judge Says Courtroom Reality Show Didn't Flout Ethics Rules
• Suit Demanding Captions On Fla. Legislative Videos Advances
• FCC Told To Halt 'Controversial' Work Until Biden Takes Office
• FCC Nominee Grilled Over His Part In Social Media Bias Probe
• Roku Fights New Trial Bid In $41M Media Streaming IP Suit
• LA, Outfront Take Down Billboard Antitrust Suit, For Now
• UK Users Dropped From Facebook Privacy MDL
• $3M Deal Struck To End LA Times Pay Disparity Suit
• USPTO Appoints Ex-Koch Industries, Gaming Co. Atty As GC
• Real Estate Rumors: Boies Schiller, HPP, Capital Partners
• DLA Piper Atty Leaving Firm To Become Second Gentleman
• Drug Price Checker's Legality Mulled Amid Bid To Toss Suit
• Kirkland-Led PE Fund Surpasses Target With $7.5B Close
• Rapper 2 Chainz Settles TM Suit With Pablo Escobar's Family
• Facebook Ruling Highlights Risks Of Flawed Board Processes
• OFAC Art Transaction Advisory Signals Increased Scrutiny
• Porn Co. Must Reveal Profits In Martha's Vineyard IP Spat
• 6 Firms Build $994M Deal For UK Video Game Developer 
• Google Tries To Sink Antitrust Suit Over Online Display Ads
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Chicago Record Co. Wants House Music Duo IP Suit Trimmed
• Jussie Smollett's Attys Say Defamation Claims Are All 'Spin'
• Fed. Circ. Revives PTAB Challenge In Guitar Pedal Case 
• Justices Won't Revive $1.3M Podcast IP Verdict Against CBS
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ubisoft Win In Patent Case
• EDTX Jury Clears Google In $183M Video Patent Case
• Ex-Lawyer Gets 3 Years For Defrauding NFL, MLB Players
• Fox Host's Sexual Misconduct An 'Open Secret,' Accuser Says
• Facebook Gets Targeted Ad Campaign Class Action Trimmed
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Apollo, East Lake Management
• Sens. Asked To Press FCC Nominee On Broadband Record
• What Really Caused Carnival's COVID-19 Stock Drop?
• Gray TV Scores Exit From Ad Price-Fixing MDL
• CNN Pushes To Toss Dershowitz's $300M Defamation Suit
• Universal Music's GC Touts Innovation Over Litigation Alone
• Tech Optimistic About Broadband Expansion In Biden Admin.
• FTC, Zoom Reach Deal To Settle Claims Over Security Failings
• DOJ Shouldn't Weaken Music Licensing Consent Decrees
• Disney Ends Autistic Guests' ADA Suits Over Park Trips
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Judge Tosses 3 WWE Saudi Arabia Derivative Suits
• NY Tribe's Casino Says Insurer Must Cover COVID-19 Closure
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To DOI Casino Land Decision
• What You Need To Know About Biden And IP
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Google Won't Move To Dismiss DOJ's Landmark Antitrust Suit
• WB Stole My Dog, Purported Rin Tin Tin IP Owner Says
• Texas City Pans Netflix, Hulu's Bid To Toss Wireline Suit
• Canelo Alvarez, Golden Boy Split After Settling $280M Suit
• Trump Has Limited Tools To Push Back Against Social Media
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Blank-Check Co.'s $220M IPO
• Professor's 'Self-Defamation' Suit Unlikely To Succeed
• Comcast Slams Viamedia Again In Antitrust Discovery Row
• National Lampoon's $3M Fraud Suit Against Ex-Prez No Joke
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Ropes & Gray
• Avatar IP Considerations For Music-Gaming Integration
• Wynn Resorts Seeks To Duck Real Estate Exec's $19M Suit
• Capote's Trust Sues Paramount Over 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'
• FCC Grants IHeartMedia's Bid To Be Foreign-Owned
• Bezos SLAPPs Away Defamation Suit By Girlfriend's Brother
• Ubisoft Hijacked Famous Airplane's TM In Game, Aviator Says
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Artist's Cheese Wall Toppled By Border Wall Contractors: Suit
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Weinstein Co. Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan Vote
• Barstool 'Secret' Taping Case Heads To Mass. Top Court
• Designers, Beware Copyright Office Font Protection Reversal
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Robbins Geller Nabs Lead In Zoom Shareholder Litigation
• Firm Seeks Littler Docs To Fight $20M Malpractice Suit
• Houston Firm Scores Jury Win In Dispute With Marketing Biz
• Ad Watchdog Backs Bulk Of T-Mobile Post-Merger 5G Claims
• Mitchell Silberberg Nabs Fox Entertainment's Top Labor Atty
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Weinstein Co. Defends Ch. 11 Plan Against Victim Challenges
• Diesel Brand Stole Artist's Photo Shoot Concept, Suit Says
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Downsized $220M Blank-Check IPO
• AGs Urge FCC To Broaden Some Robocall Exemptions
• Marc Jacobs Says Kurt Cobain Didn't Create Nirvana Logo
• Judge Doubtful Of Authority To Block TikTok's US Restrictions
• FCC's O'Rielly Decries Apparent Gov't 'Overbuilding' In Wyo.
• Depp Libel Case Seen As Outlier In 'Claimant Friendly' London
• Calif. Voters Back Bid To Toughen Consumer Privacy Law
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Helicopter Co. Fights Feds' Bid To Exit Kobe Bryant Crash Suit
• Twitter Board Inks $47M Deal Resolving User Metrics Suits
• Justices Asked To Stay Out Of Comcast Antitrust Fight
• Blues Singer Fights To Keep 'Lady A' TM Suit Alive
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Keep Movie Theater IP Suit In Texas
• Apple, Amazon's Alice Win Over Voip-Pal Holds Up On Appeal
• Insurer Aims To Cap Vegas Casino's COVID-19 Cover At $200K
• Dish Pitches Defense Dept. On Using Its 5G Network
• After 26 Years, Top CBS Lawyer Leaves ViacomCBS
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Ex-NBC Teleprompter Operator Alleges Anti-Asian Bias
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Tech Giants Warn H-1B Rules Will Push Businesses Abroad
• Trade Groups Ask FCC Again To Open Up 12 GHz Band For 5G
• Jack Black, Tony Hawk Face IP Suit By Skateboard 'Godfather'
• Service Flub In Video Game IP Case Leads To Sanctions
• Art World Is Attractive To Sanctions-Evaders, Treasury Warns
• 2 Telecoms Win FCC Funds To Cover Puerto Rico With Internet
• Huawei Sues Trump Admin. For 'Stonewalling' FOIA Requests
• UK School Suppliers Nix £50M Deal Under Antitrust Pressure
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Carnival COVID-19 Investor Suit
• Rep. Pushes FCC To Release COVID-19 Consumer Complaints
• Insurer Sues To Duck Country Singer's Pub Virus Loss Suit
• FIFA Judge Says Ex-Fox Execs To Stand Trial With Sports Co.
• Justices Asked To Revive Zeppelin Accuser's 'Stairway' Suit
• Embedded Instagram Post Is Fair Use, Judge Says
• GAO Says FCC Broadband Subsidy Program Has Major Flaws
• EasyJet Founder Loses Libel Suit Against Telegraph
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Justices Won't Block Bar Owners' Suit Against NFL, DirecTV
• Johnny Depp Loses Libel Case Against UK Tabloid