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Media & Entertainment - June, 2021

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• Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Fla. Social Media Law
• Deadline For Implementing Anti-Robocall Technology Arrives
• James Franco Will Pay $2.2M To End Sexual Exploitation Suit
• Record Labels Beat RCN Claims In Piracy Suit — For Now
• FTC's Facebook Case Down, But Not Out, After Dismissal
• Verizon-Tracfone Will Fortify Prepaid Mobile Plans, FCC Told
• NJ Lawmakers Approve Corp. Tax Break Change Bill
• Kesha Wins Key Ruling In Dr. Luke Libel Case
• Del. Justices Pressed To Revive Facebook Stock-Shuffle Suit
• Bravo Can't Duck Model's Privacy Suit, Calif. Panel Says
• Calif. Man Indicted In $12M Swiss Annuity Ponzi Scheme
• Federal Tech, Trade Bill Needs IP Owner Transparency Tweaks
• Imax Drops 11th Circ. Appeal Of Media Co. Awards
• Insurer To Reveal Underwriting Info In Cinemark's COVID Suit
• Dallas Paper Sues 'SEO Queen' Over Copycat Sites
• VoIP-Pal Decries Patent Eligibility 'Chaos' To Supreme Court
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• Turkish Mobile Gaming Co. Hits $1B Valuation In Series B
• 'Smallville' Actress Gets 3 Years For Helping Run NXIVM Cult
• Janus Nixes Ore. Bar Fee Mandate, Libertarians Tell Justices
• Pa. Justices Throw Out Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Conviction
• Apple Settles Copyright Fight Over Song In 'Amazing Stories'
• 'Walking Dead' Producers' Claims Back From The Grave
• House Clears Huge R&D Bills, But Must Contend With Senate
• Valassis Tells Jury News Corp. Froze It Out Of Coupon Biz
• FINRA's Short Data Reporting Idea May Spell Long-Term Pain
• Mayer Brown Guides Kennedy Wilson's $252M UK Office Buy
• 'Varsity Blues' Mom's 'Hyperbolic' Dismissal Bid Falls Flat
• Robbins Geller DQ Will Chill Investor Suits, 2nd Circ. Told
• Justices Won't Hear News Aggregator's Copyright Fight
• House GOP To Lay Out 3-Step Big Tech Crackdown Plan
• Fla. Defends Social Media Law, Likens Platforms To Utilities
• Sen. Rubio Targets Algorithms In Section 230 Reform Bill
• Avenatti's Packed Criminal Calendar Likely Forces Calif. Delay
• FCC To Open Emergency Student Internet Fund Applications
• Evolution Of Autodialer Suits After High Court's TCPA Ruling
• Justices Force Comcast To Face $160M Ad Monopoly Suit
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• Jay-Z Rival Wants Quinn Emanuel Ousted In Album NFT Spat
• UK Competition Unit Probes S&P's $44B Bid To Buy IHS Markit
• Facebook Dodges FTC And State Antitrust Actions, For Now
• High Court Snubs Supermodel's Fight Against Seacrest Co.
• High Court Won't Hear 'Jersey Boys' Copyright Case
• High Court To Hear Speech Battle Over Austin Billboard Rule
• Justices Reinforce Spokeo Injury Bar With TransUnion Ruling
• Judge Misinterpreted Disclosure Rules In TMZ Case: 9th Circ.
• Warden Wants 7th Circ. To Review Detainees' 'Empire' Suit
• Sotheby's Auctions NFT Commemorating Debut Jay-Z Album
• Gaming Co. Valve Says Antitrust Claims Belong In Arbitration
• Google Beats YouTubers' Racial Bias Suit For Now
• Top 7 Copyright Rulings Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Brand Battles: Bravo Rolls Eyes At 'Real House Husbands' TM
• Alamo Drafthouse Seeks More Time To Premiere Ch. 11 Plan
• AT&T, Iowa Carrier End Long-Running Rate Feud Before FCC
• Webcasters To Pay More For Copyright Royalties
• Texas Supreme Court Trims Facebook Sex Trafficking Suit
• 5 Things To Watch In The SPAC Market After Last Year's Boom
• Erika Girardi Accuses Trustee's Atty Of Harassment
• Rihanna's Lingerie Line Hit With TM Suit Over 'Adore Us'
• Amazon, Google To Get Greater UK Scrutiny For Fake Reviews
• Broadway Ticket Scammer's 2nd Act Adds Year To Sentence
• Grammys, Ex-CEO Who Said Atty Harassed Her Reach Deal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Harsh Sanctions Against 'Copyright Troll'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ISP Info Gaps, Price Hikes Top List Of EBB Gripes
• IP Forecast: Gilstrap To Hear Fight Over PTAB Reviews
• Sirius Beats 'Stuttering John' Comedian's Radio Replay Suit
• FTC Seeks Early Win In Fake Inmate Calling Plan Case
• Activision Wins Copyright Trial Over Call Of Duty Character
• Robbins Geller Taps Boies To Appeal DQ For 'Fraud' On Court
• 3 Firms Prep Pair Of Buzzfeed Deals To Form $1.5B Media Co.
• Google Delays Putting Lid On Third-Party Cookie Jar
• Clint Eastwood Denied Default Win In CBD Endorsement Suit
• CBS Says Goldman Ruling Helps Its #MeToo Suit Cert. Fight
• 7th Circ. Pick OK'd As Senate Pushes Cameras In High Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Block Upwork From Using Term 'Freelancer'
• Girardi Claims Pile Up Ahead Of Bankruptcy Deadline
• FTC Republican Gets Behind Effort To Set New Privacy Rules
• UTA's $150M COVID-19 Insurance Suit Nears Cancellation
• 'I Want My Life Back': Britney Spears Slams Conservatorship
• Erika Girardi's Accountant, Atty Targeted In Hunt For $20M
• Albright Agrees To Transfer Pornhub Patent Fight To Del.
• MLB Unit Hit With $2M NY Jury Verdict In App-Licensing Fight
• House Panel Advances Antitrust Overhaul As GOP Splinters
• YouTube Says Film Collector's Anti-Piracy Suit Falls Short
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Fairfax's $400M CBS Defamation Suit
• Bill Would Make Ligado Pay For GPS Interference Costs
• Iran Official Announces US Sanctions Deal Amid Media Scuffle
• Sen. Seeks Tech Giants' Plans For Connected Device Data
• Staffing Firm CEO Admits Media Agency Bribe Scheme
• 4th Circ. Rejects Challenge To Gov't Prepub Review System
• NCAA Overhaul Needed After High Court Amateurism Ruling
• NY Media Co. Sues Tax Advisers For $900K Over Bad Service
• Justices Say Discipline Of Cheerleader Violated Free Speech
• Amazon, Internet Archive Tapped For Copyright Modernization
• Roc-A-Fella Freezes NFT Sale Of Debut Jay-Z Album Copyright
• Social Media Mostly Immune In Terror Aid Suits, 9th Circ. Says
• 'Black Mirror' Producer Beats Plot Copyright Claims
• Facebook Advertisers Denied Class Cert. In Fake Click Action
• Tech Group Head Warns Against Section 230, Antitrust Reform
• Obscure DHS Databases Make FOIA Impossible, Suit Says
• GOP Halts Voting Bill That Takes On Court Ethics, Donor Rules
• Rely On Fiber To Bridge Digital Divide, Industry Group Says
• Sens. Urged To Invest In Variety Of Broadband Technologies
• EU Opens 4th Google Antitrust Probe, Into Ad Tech
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Judge Seeks Alternative To Airing Pornos In Vineyard IP Trial
• Avenatti Can't Delay Trial Over Gov't Witness' PTSD
• Ferrari Insurer Scores Win In Loan Dispute With Luxury Mag
• Instagram Celeb's PR Firm Can't Escape IP Row, Judge Told
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Trump Staffer's Defamation Suit
• Conn. Casino Owner Says Insurer Must Cover Pandemic Loss
• 11th Circ. Drops T.I. Lyrics, Sides With Rapper In Crypto Ruling
• Endeavor Execs Quit Live Nation Board After DOJ Scrutiny
• Netflix Says 'Varsity Blues' Defamation Suit Is Judge's To Toss
• Congress Eyes Clampdown On 'Stingray' Phone Surveillance
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Maine Lawmakers OK Tribal Gaming Rights In Surprise Move
• Fix Section 230 To Hold Online Platforms Accountable
• High Court Won't Hear Video Game Likeness Dispute
• Pa. Panel Says DA Doesn't Have To Share Camera System Info
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle Dr. Seuss Copyright Fight
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• 5 Firms Steer Ackman-Led SPAC's $4B Deal For UMG Stake
• Conservative Activist's Suit Blames California For Twitter Ban
• Texas Justices Say Copyright Violation Not A Taking
• $110M Deal Reached In Suit Over $8.7B GCI Liberty Merger
• Satellite Group Says FCC Fee Structure Is Unfair
• FCC Commissioner Carr Wary Of NTIA's New Broadband Map
• Conservatives Split On Bipartisan House Antitrust Bills
• Netflix Attys Face Sanctions Threat In 'Varsity Blues' Doc Suit
• Justices Should Acknowledge ESG's Importance To Investors
• Louisiana AG Wants To Join Texas' Google Antitrust Suit
• For FSF's Randy May, Free Market Advocacy Is A Life's Work
• Girardi Keese Loaned $20M To Erika Girardi's Biz, Atty Says
• Colorado Adds Wrinkle To Emerging State Privacy Law Quilt
• Ex-Amazon Studios Atty Joins Davis Wright In LA
• Tech Co. Wants Justices To Review Nintendo Patent Ruling
• Sen. Gillibrand Renews Push To Create US Privacy Agency
• IP Forecast: Pro Wrestler Preps For Video Game Trial
• Weinstein's Brother Says Ch. 11 Buyer Owes Him Film Profits
• FCC Upholds $2.86M Fine Over Sales Of Uncertified Drones
• Top EU Court Rules ISPs Can Be Forced To Share User Info
• Netflix Tells 7th Circ. That Ill. Fee Suit Supports Fed. Ruling
• Reddit Says Section 230 Shields It From Child Porn Suit
• Ex-Astros Owner Must Face Suit Over Ill-Fated Network Deal
• Groups Fear Media Competition Bill Will Expand Copyright
• LegitScript Fights Bid To Move Antitrust Claim To Oregon
• FCC Advances Plan To Stop Most Chinese Equipment Sales
• Rapper's NBA Video Game Dance IP Suit Is Moved To Georgia
• Casino Regulator Not On Hook For Wynn's $40M Discount
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Disney Can't Avoid Suit For Excluding Maskless Autistic Boy
• FCC's Simington Proposes Wireless Security Improvements
• 9th Circ. Revives Part Of Alphabet Inc. Securities Suit
• Robbins Geller Wants To Fight FIFA Suit DQ At 2nd Circ.
• Complying With New EU Data Transfer Contractual Obligations
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• Fed. Court Can't Compel State Court Petitions, Judge Rules
• Jailed Maxwell Decries 'Raw Sewage,' Nosy Guards
• Kodak CEO Ordered To Testify In NY's Insider Trading Probe
• Gigabit Speed Is The Goal Of $40B Broadband Bill
• Publishers Dodge Antitrust MDL Over Textbook Resale Market
• Patent Case Against Dish Belongs In Texas, Fed. Circ. Told
• Robinhood Beats Ice Cube Endorsement Case, For Now
• Sens. Worry Internet Of Things Boosts Big Tech Dominance
• MGM Drops Suit Against DOI Over Tribal Gambling Compacts
• 4th Circ. Revives Free Speech Claim In Court Recordings Suit
• Republican Sens. Float New Antitrust Reform Bill
• Harvey Weinstein's Challenge To LA Extradition Fails
• First 'Varsity Blues' Trial To Premiere In Boston In September
• 3 Firms Craft Platinum Equity's $4.5B McGraw Hill Purchase
• Ex-Exec Gets Prison For Hiding $1.5M Of Bribes From IRS
• NY Consumer Data And Digital Ad Tax Bills Face Big Hurdles
• 'Housewives' Star Says No Reality To Fraud Charges
• SpaceX's Starlink Won't Harm Environment, DC Circ. Told
• FCC Urged To Bolster Lifeline Before Emergency Fund Dries
• Erika Girardi's Atty Wants Out, Citing 'Breakdown' Of Trust
• Bright-Line Standards Are Bad News For Antitrust Reform
• DraftKings MDL Settlement Gets Nod As FanDuel Nears Deal
• Lina Khan Named FTC Chair After Confirmation
• Avenatti, Feds Spar Over Evidence Of Wealth, Client Docs
• 1st Circ. Backs Hasbro's Win In Board Game Royalties Suit
• Casino Co. Says Billionaire Gave Stock Exchange Prez Money
• The Jesus and Mary Chain Hits Warner With $2.5M IP Suit
• Disney Can't Skirt Former Fox VP's Severance Suit
• CenturyLink Asks Minn. Regulator To Ditch Old Landline Rules
• DOJ Nat'l Security Head To Step Down, NY Feds To Step Up
• Insurer Settles Over Defending Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Suit
• Cooley-Led Customer Software Firm Leads 9 IPO Launches
• FTC Poised For 3rd Dem As Senate Sets Final Vote On Khan
• Steam Game Platform Owner Appeals EU Geo-Blocking Ruling
• Woodstock TM Battle Over Pot Close To Deal, Cos. Say
• Paul Weiss-Steered Shutterfly Buys Decor Site For $225M
• IT Biz Says 'Catch-All' Exclusion Doesn't Bar BIPA Coverage
• Anesthesiology Group Aims To Sink Libel Suit Over Articles
• Justices Reject Bid To Undo Alice Loss In 'Life Issues' IP Fight
• Stressful Arrest Doesn't Affect 'Varsity Blues' Case, Feds Say
• E-Filing Mistakes Could Jeopardize Third-Party Trade Secrets
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• Mass. Justices Back Barstool's Phone Trick On Mayor
• Alice Ax Of TV Patent Defied Precedent, Full Fed. Circ. Told
• AT&T Pushes Back Against Parts Of Biden Broadband Plan
• House Lawmakers Float Bipartisan Big Tech Bills
• Ex-Fugee, Fugitive Malaysian Hit With New 1MDB Charges
• Ackman's SPAC Strategy Pushes Deal Structure's Boundaries
• Ad Agency Urges 9th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• NY's $15 Low-Income Internet Law Is Put On Hold
• Texas Justices Will Review IPic's Antitrust Suit Against AMC
• 9th Circ. Pushes Back Against Journalists' AB 5 Challenge
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• Former MPAA GC Reaches Plea Deal In Sex Abuse Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bank Shakes TCPA Row After Facebook Autodialer Ruling
• Judge Grants Partial Cert., Further Trims 'Empire' Filming Row
• IP Forecast: Amazon To Face A Texas Jury Over Voice IP
• Ill. City Goes After Netflix, Hulu Over Franchise Fees
• Google Poised To Escape Kids' Data Collection Suit
• 'Weak' Bid To Move MLB All-Star Game Eviscerated By Judge
• CryptoPunk NFT Sells For Record $11.7M In Sotheby's Auction
• Ex-NHLer Fired For Podcast Joke Can't Sue For Discrimination
• Not A Good Day For Ice Cube's Robinhood Suit, Judge Hints
• Biden Admin. Walks Foreign Investment Tightrope With TikTok
• COVID-19 Fueled $2.9B Class Action Spending Record
• Metallica Rocks Underwriters With Tour Postponement Suit
• Kanye West Faces Sanctions Bid Over 'Profanity-Laced' Depo
• Feds Fight To Corral 'Varsity Blues' Trio In Boston Trial
• NLRB Remands Claim Dish Banned Worker's Discipline Talk
• Netflix Exec's Acquittal Bid Gets Bad Review From Feds
• Calif. Judge Won't Put Hold On Texas' Investigation Of Twitter
• Blocked Twitter Users' Attys Seek Fees After Win Over Trump
• Atlanta Singer Can Remix Claim Offset Producer Lifted Song
• Fiber Co. Says It Will Defer To Tribes' Wireless Projects
• Activision Facing Jury Trial In 'Call of Duty' Copyright Case
• StubHub Owner Tries To Block Class In COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. General Counsel Steps Down
• Littler Lands Veteran Labor Atty For Mexico City Office
• $5M Verdict Wiped, Retrial Ordered In Bubble Soccer Suit
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• Biden Axes Trump TikTok Curbs Amid Broader Data Review
• Facebook Can't Ditch US Citizenship Bias Claims, Judge Says
• Senate Passes Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• Girardi Firm Trustee Can Hire Atty To Chase Wife's Assets
• DOJ Carries On Trump's Appeal In Rape Defamation Case
• Del. Facebook Stockholder Suits Edge Toward Consolidation
• Avenatti Says Feds Hid Witness' PTSD, Renews Trial Delay Bid
• Google Ends Auctions For EU Android Search Engines
• Ex-Olympic Skater Accused Of $1.6M Virus Relief Fraud
• Trump Family 'Impersonator' Charged With Fraud Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Hulu, Publix
• Paramount, BET Want Atty Fees For 'What Men Want' Suit Win
• FCC Should Revisit 5.9 GHz Band Reforms, Trade Groups Say
• White House Hires FCC Broadband Guru To Economic Council
• SAG-AFTRA Wants To Arbitrate WNYC Journalist's Case
• Ga. Music Co. Says Rapper Broke Contract Over BMG Catalog
• FCC's COVID Benefit Racks Up 2.3M Participants
• Intent Behind 'Salt Mine' Tweet Irrelevant, NLRB Tells 3rd Circ.
• Fired XFL Commissioner Wants To Depose K&L Gates Atty
• 'Top Chef' Judge Settles Wage Row With Delivery Workers
• No Antitrust Activity In Publishers' Ad Suit, Google Argues
• Google Wants Texas Antitrust Case Included In MDL
• Justices Prompt FCC To Restore Trump's Media Deregulation
• Eagles Radio Announcer Gets Defamation Claim Trimmed
• US Prosecutors Still Can't Seize Alleged 1MDB Funds
• EU Revamps Key Tool For Sending Personal Data Abroad
• China-Controlled Pacific Networks Poses Risks, FCC Told
• FCC Settles With Big 3 Carriers Over 911 Location Data
• Brand Battles: 'TrashBot' Co. Wants To Can 'Trashbots' Toys
• Versace Owner Fights Bid To Dismiss COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• VP Harris Kicks Off $1B Tribal Broadband Grant Program
• MSG Owner Says Insurers Can't Escape COVID Coverage Suit
• Activision Blizzard Brings On Boeing GC As New Legal Chief
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bill Tracker: Competing Antitrust Legislation In Congress
• Facebook Faces UK, EU Antitrust Probes Over Ad Data
• Bill Ackman-Led SPAC Eyes $4B Universal Music Group Stake
• F. Lee Bailey, Disbarred Former OJ Simpson Atty, Dies At 87
• IP Forecast: Fed. Circ. Set To Drill Into Fracking Patent Fight
• Ex-FinCEN Staffer Gets 6 Months For BuzzFeed Leaks
• Texas AG Urges Court To Reject Twitter's New Injunction Bid
• Dolan's MSG Merger An End-Run Around Investors, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Rimar Properties, MAG Partners, Pepcom
• Gray Tops Rival With Upsized $2.8B Deal For Meredith TV Biz
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-K&L Gates Corporate Atty In Fla.
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Investors Sue Amazon For Docs On Market Clout, Tax Parries
• Ex-Rep. Owes Daily Mail Atty Fees From Revenge Porn Suit
• 4th Circ. Urged To Reverse Sony's 'Dangerous' $1B Piracy Win
• 9th Circ. Affirms Spokane Tribe's Win In Kalispel Casino Row
• Clarify FCC Role In Disaster Response, Gov't Watchdog Urges
• Cable Technicians Nab Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Suit
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• Insurer Escapes Coverage For 'My 600-lb Life' Suits
• 3rd Circ. Skeptical Of TV Anchor's IP Claim Against Big Tech
• NFT State Of Play: How Sports Leagues Are Joining The Trend
• 3 Approaches For Measuring Short Squeeze Trading Damages
• Trade Group Seeks Probe Of Proposed German Gambling Tax
• Instrument Maker Roland Can't Trim Worker's Race Bias Suit
• NYPD Program Is Buffing Legal Graffiti, Class Action Says
• Twitter Beats Calif. Atty Suit Over Suspended Trump Account
• Touchstone Exec Accuses Disney Of Sexual Orientation Bias
• Internet Access Orgs Say New Broadband Report No Good
• NY AG Demands Kodak Execs Testify In Insider Trading Probe
• Dish Cues Up Another Albright Transfer Fight At Fed. Circ.
• FCC Tweaks Rule To Make More Broadband Devices Available
• Big Tech's Immunity To Get Tough Look At 3rd Circ.
• FCC Sued Over Changes To SpaceX's Starlink Internet System
• Bill Would Set Aside FCC Auction Funds For Broadband
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• AMC Plans To Expand After Raising $230M From Mudrick
• Collaborative Contracting Can Help Combat Bias In AI
• Forbes Wants Gov't Application For Arrest Assistance Opened