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Media & Entertainment - December, 2025

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• The Biggest Rulings From A Busy Year At The 1st Circ.
• ITC Clears Toy Gun Imports, Will Review Smart Rings, Vapes
• Musicians Say AI Music Platform Copies Copyrighted Works
• Hisense Blocked From Collecting Texan TV Viewers' Data
• Energy Transfer Wants Action On $345M Greenpeace Verdict
• Arkansas Social Media Safety Law Temporarily Blocked
• Eminem's Publisher, Spotify Sort Out Copyright Dispute
• Judge Wants Live Nation Antitrust Trial Limited To 5 Weeks
• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025
• Theta, CEO Accused Of Crypto Fraud In Whistleblower Suits
• 2nd Circ. Bars Email Service In Chinese 'Baby Shark' Case
• FCC Reworks Reg Framework For Low Power TV
• Apollo Could Fetch $12B For Atlas Air, And More Rumors
• Nonclass Attys' $75M Fee Request Too High, Anthropic Says
• Vegas Sun Wants Justices To Revive Protective Pact
• Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments
• LinkedIn Data Access Settlement Rejected In Antitrust Case
• 7 Strategies To Optimize Impact Of Direct Examination
• Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Media Combining With TAE In $6B Nuclear Fusion Deal
• Meta Blamed For Teens' Instagram 'Sextortion' Suicides
• Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Nexstar's $6.2B Tegna Deal
• Senate Dems, FCC Tangle Over Agency's 'Independent' Status
• 29 State AGs Want Unified Meta Youth Addiction Trial
• Ex-Atlanta Hawks Exec Pleads Guilty In $3.8M Fraud Case
• Crypto Card Co. Claims Millions Lost To Counterfeit Scheme
• Bill Would Ease Copyright Registration For Visual Artists
• EFF Loses Fed. Circ. Appeal Over Patent Case Intervention
• DOJ Says Live Nation Can't Avoid Jury In Antitrust Case
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Ex-Celsius GC To Join Taft From Krevolin & Horst In Atlanta
• Trump Admin's BEAD Redo Subject To Hill Review, GAO Says
• DOJ Weighs In On Apple Watch Antitrust Claims
• Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says
• Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him
• The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025
• Reel Justice: 'The Mastermind' And Juror Decision-Making
• The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025
• Warner Bros. Board Rejects 'Inferior' Paramount Bid
• X Hits Company Behind 'Twitter.New' Site With Trademark Suit
• La. Social Media Law Violates First Amendment, Judge Rules
• LA Angels' Role In Pitcher's Fatal Overdose Goes To Jury
• Mich. Judge Challenges Ex-UMich Coach's ID Theft Defense
• Judge Skeptical Of Trump-Tied SPAC's Defense In SEC Suit
• Anthropic Seeks Music Publishers' Claude IP Testing Data
• Six Flags Can't Escape Privacy Suit Over Website Tracking
• The Top Copyright Decisions Of 2025
• Split 2nd Circ. Panel Revives DirecTV Case Against Nexstar
• Insurer Needn't Cover Casino Assault Dispute, NJ Panel Says
• Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations
• Disney, Cameron Face Copyright Suit Over 1st 'Avatar' Sequel
• Hinge, Tinder Sued Over Matching Women With Serial Rapist
• Nokia Chosen As Spectrum Access Manager For CBRS
• SEC Says No New 'Scalping' Trial For Penny Stock Trader
• Ex-Doc Avoids Prison For Dealing Ketamine To Matthew Perry
• Court Tosses Ex-Olympian's Claims That QVC Stole Show Idea
• Judge Trims Ziff Davis Copyright Claims In OpenAI MDL
• 'Take It Or Leave It' Defines Network-Affiliate Ties, FCC Told
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• Combs Accuser's Atty Sanctioned For AI-Hallucinated Citation
• 'Choking Challenge' Suit Against YouTube, TikTok Is Tossed
• Hagens Berman Sanctioned For Bot Errors In OnlyFans Case
• Fed. Circ. Stunned By 'Numerous' Flaws In Patent Appeal
• ConocoPhillips Wants Say In Alaskan Oil Project Dispute
• Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy
• AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities
• Investors Sue French YouTuber In Del. Over Alleged Fraud
• Trump Sues BBC For $10B Over Editing Of Speech In Doc
• LA Angels Did Nothing To Prevent Pitcher's Death, Jury Told
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Basketball Players' NIL Claims
• FCC Sides With Nexstar In Ohio Retransmission Dispute
• Texas AG Says Sony, Other TV-Makers 'Watching You Back'
• Palin Can't Get 3rd Trial In NYT Defamation Case
• Social Media MDL Judge Warns Attys Against Flooding Docket
• Microsoft Seeks To Exit ChatGPT Users' OpenAI Antitrust Suit
• Md. Residents, Advocates Fight DOJ's Bid For Voters' Data
• FCC Moves Forward On Multilingual Wireless Alerts
• Trustee Sues SafeMoon Leaders Over Alleged Fraud Scheme
• DouYu Investors Get Final OK For $2.25M Settlement
• Lady Gaga Can Keep Using 'Mayhem' Mark For Now, Judge Says
• Nix FCC's Public Interest Standard, Free Market Group Says
• Full 5th Circ. Denies Nexstar's Bid To Overturn Union Order
• SEC Settles With Digital Ad Co. Accused Of $2.8M Fraud
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3 Defense Strategies For Sporadically Prosecuted Conduct
• The Top Patent Decisions Of 2025
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Employee-Related Charges Against Goldstein Are Tossed
• Court Says Anti-SLAPP Doesn't Shield Facebook Insult Of Atty
• Google To Face Publishers' Class Claims Over AdX Exchange
• Live Nation Consumers Get Class Certified In Antitrust Case
• Reddit Fights Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16
• Roblox Child Abuse Cases Sent To Calif.
• Authors Suing Meta Seek New Copyright Claim For Torrenting
• Hollywood Director Convicted Of $11M Fraud Against Netflix
• No New Trial After Disney Win In 'Moana' Copyright Case
• Zappos Hit With Wiretapping Suit Over Meta Info Disclosure
• Exec Says Netflix Used Vax Status As Cover For Biased Firing
• Wireless Group Calls For High Court Review Of FCC Fines
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Anthropic Judge Rebuffs Bid For 'Sweeter' Part Of $1.5B Deal
• Fla. Says Roblox Failed To Protect Kids From Predators
• FCC's Carr Cheers Trump Order Curtailing State AI Laws
• Chancery Lets Nextdoor Argue De-SPAC Suit Filed Too Late
• Alex Jones Atty's Pared-Down Suspension Upheld On Appeal
• Colo. Asks 10th Circ. To OK Social Media Law Aimed At Minors
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Debevoise
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Executive Order Targets 'Excessive' State AI Laws
• 9th Circ. Upholds Apple App Store Injunction In Epic Fight
• House Panel Advances Nearly 20 Bills To Protect Kids Online
• OpenAI, Microsoft Sued Over Mother's Murder By Son
• NY Gov. Signs Landmark AI Bill On 'Synthetic' Ad Performers
• Judge Probes Alleged Fake Docs In Miss America Dispute
• Localities Worried Over FCC Preemption On Rights Of Way
• NextNav Gears Up Geolocation System Test In Bay Area
• 10th Circ. Reveals Judge Contacted Ex-Atty In 'Tiger King' Case
• State AGs Call For AI Chatbot Safeguards
• Marketing Agency Accuses Ex-Employee Of Defamation
• Disney Cuts $1B OpenAI Licensing Deal Amid Google IP Clash
• Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025
• NBA, MLB Betting Indictments: Slam Dunks Or Strikeouts?
• EDTX Jury Finds TV Ad Tech Patent Invalid In Win For Taiv
• Sports League Grand Slam Track Hits Ch. 11 After Debut Year
• FTC, Amazon Want To Delay Antitrust Trial By 7 Weeks
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Gets Another OK To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Docs
• Feds Drop 2 FIFA Bribery Cases Despite Appellate Win
• Atty Fees In Meta Pixel Privacy Action Reduced In Final Deal
• Too Zealous? EscapeX Challenges Sanctions In Google Case
• Civil Rights Orgs. Side-Eye Probe Of Affiliate-Network Ties
• How 11th Circ.'s Qui Tam Review Could Affect FCA Litigation
• StubHub Brass Face Suit Over IPO Cash Flow Claims
• 2nd Circ. Seems Iffy On Salvation For 'Made In Heaven' IP Row
• Denial Of Benefits Clause Key In Nixing $214M Ecuador Claim
• Gov't Urges Combining Verizon, AT&T Cases Over FCC Fines
• Capital One, Influencers Seek OK For Commissions Deal
• UScellular Can't Call 'Checkmate' In Fraud Suit, Justices Told
• Keep Power Limits Low To Protect Satellites, DirecTV Says
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• LeBron Secures 'More Than An Athlete' TM Win At Fed. Circ.
• Meta Hit With Patent Claims Over Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
• Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members
• Wanted: Temporary US Attorney, No Experience Needed
• DOJ Gets OK To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Docs In NY Case
• Suns Seek $250M Capital Call Confirmation Amid Buyout Row
• Ad Analytics Co.'s Brass Face Investor Suit Over Bot Traffic
• Judge Won't Nix Alleged AI-Tainted Award In Gaming Fight
• Minor Consented To Arbitration In Illegal Gambling Suit: Judge
• Judge Questions DraftKings Evidence Of 'Bonus' Fine Print
• Mobile Game Maker, Investors Get Final OK For $6.5M Deal
• Kiss' Gene Simmons Sings Praises Of Radio Pay Bill
• CoStar Urges Justices To Review Revived Antitrust Claims
• HBO Max Subscribers Sue To Stop Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal
• Republican FCC Commish Signals More 'Delete' Reg Actions
• Ed Sheeran Can Challenge Copyright On 'Let's Get It On'
• Judge Says Betting Case No 'Slam Dunk' For Kalshi Or Mass.
• More Than 160 State Lawmakers Call For BEAD Fund Release
• Combs' Defamation Suit Unlikely To Be Tossed, Judge Says
• NFL's Lions Want Suit Over Goff Photos Out Of California
• Trump Says Epstein Birthday Letter Is Fake In $10B WSJ Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Let Post-Gazette Duck Benefits Injunction
• 'Policy Corps' Aims To Promote Widespread US Connectivity
• Sens. Propose NIL Accounts To Help Students Grow Earnings
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• 8th Circ. Says Video Privacy Law Doesn't Bind Movie Theaters
• Trump SPAC's Ex-CEO Seeks $50K Daily Sanctions In Fee Row
• X Claims Engineer Stole 6M Lines Of Code To Launch New Co.
• App Maker Says 1st Amendment Bars AG's Removal Demand
• Cox-Verizon Retrans Spat Shows Reform Needed, Org. Says
• Cravath, Latham Guide Paramount's Hostile $108B Bid For WB
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Ex-Basketball Players' NIL Claims Are Timely
• Colo. Supreme Court Sets New Anti-SLAPP Test
• Epic Drops App Store Trade Libel Claims Against Google
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Express Mobile's Patents Or $40M Win
• Ex-Archetype Capital Exec Hit With Trade Secret Injunction
• Pentagon Spectrum Veto Left Out Of Defense Bill
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Carlton Fields Steps Aside In 'Irreconcilable' Miss America Case
• Judge Prods Doctor To Disclose Records In WWE Abuse Fight
• Del. Chancellor Finds Prince Estate Battle Will Play On
• Ga. Judge Rejects Judicial Bias Claims In Katt Williams Suit
• AT&T Joins SG's High Court Review Bid Despite 5th Circ. Win
• High Court Rejects Bids To Clarify Video Privacy Law's Reach
• Paul Weiss Guides IBM On $11B Buy Of Cooley-Led Confluent
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Justices Turn Down Machine Learning Patent Eligibility Case
• Grounding Netflix's 'Death By Lightning' In Patent History
• Justices Skip 'WallStreetBets' TM Ownership Case
• Google Search Judge Issues Finalized Antitrust Mandates
• Character.AI Exec Can't Exit Teen's Suicide Suit, Mom Argues
• Netflix Merger Raises Theatrical Release Antitrust Fears
• Meta CEO Zuckerberg Fights Privacy Suit Depo At 9th Circ.
• Fla. Judge OKs Release Of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts
• Virtual Asset Fund Sues Game Dev Over Delays, NFT Fraud
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Taylor Swift Wants Poet's 'Frivolous' $25M Suit Tossed
• Skybound Hit With $4M IP Theft Suit Over 'Stray' Videogame
• Justices Take Up Venue Dispute In Twitter Saudi Agent Case
• Conde Nast Says 'Dogue' Dog Magazine Rips Off 'Vogue' TM
• WaPo Accused Of Failing To Protect Employee Info From Hack
• How Fed. Circ. Shaped Subject Matter Eligibility In 2025
• Fed. Circ. Revives Targeted Ad Patent Suit Against Meta
• Mass. Justices Muse On Swift, 'FOMO' In Meta Addiction Case
• NYT, Chicago Tribune Sue Perplexity Over 'Verbatim' Outputs
• Atlanta Media Co.'s Lack Of Counsel Can't Get It Out Of IP Row
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• Elon Musk's X Fined €120M By EU For Misleading Users
• 3 Firms Advise On Netflix's Planned $82.7B Warner Bros Buy
• Fla. Gov Floats AI 'Bill Of Rights' Amid Federal Pushback
• Protesters' Use-Of-Force Suit Stays Open To Field Objections
• Live Nation Customers Appear Poised For Antitrust Class Cert.
• Kimmel Brouhaha Brings Out Levity At DC's 'Telecom Prom'
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Google Maps Antitrust Suit
• EU To Probe Meta's WhatsApp Restrictions On AI Providers
• Authors' Attys Seek $300M In Fees After $1.5B Anthropic Deal
• Sunday Ticket Subscribers Claim NFL Added Late Arguments
• Snap Investors' $65M Deal OK'd, But Attys Face 'Cheap' Judge
• NYT Says Pentagon Press Pass Policy Flouts Constitution
• Data Co. Seeks To Consolidate NJ Judicial Privacy Law Cases
• Photographer Gets $51K In Copyright Case Against Website
• Google Fights Unlockd's Judge Recusal Bid In Antitrust Case
• Lawmakers Debate Higher Pay, Health Benefits For Boxers
• Law Firm Beats Ex-OneTaste Staffer's Malpractice Suit
• Appeal Of US Atty Invalidations May Be 'Devastating' To DOJ
• Rural Carriers Upset Over FCC's AT&T Deal Approval
• Wachtell Advising OpenAI On Planned Neptune Purchase
• Former Live Nation Workers See 401(k) Fee Suit Tossed
• 9th Circ. Ruling Upholds Employee Speech Amid Stalled NLRB
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Oak View CEO Pardoned 5 Months After Bid-Rigging Charge
• State AI Law Ban Cut From Defense Bill As Fight Continues
• OpenAI Can't Scrap Injunction In TM Suit Over 'IO' Name
• Calif. Privacy Agency Hits Marketer For Broker Registry Lapse
• FCC OKs $1B UScellular Deal After AT&T Drops DEI Policies
• FCC Won't Extend COVID-Era Lifeline Rule Waiver
• Dish Fights Clawback Of Millions In Broadband Subsidies
• Kevin O'Leary, Company Execs Fight Patent Forgery Suit
• Meta Accused Of Stealing Swedish Label's Music A 2nd Time
• 'Dr. P.' Gets 2.5 Years For Selling Ketamine To Matthew Perry
• House Panel OKs Shot Clocks On Broadband Project Reviews
• FCC Jettisons More Than 2,000 'Dormant' Dockets
• Judge Rejects X's Early Attempt To Block Minn. Deepfake Law
• Fla. Panel Revives Defamation Suit Over Peacock Docuseries
• MVP: Weil's David Yohai
• FTC Focus: Amazon's $2.5B Pact Broadens Regulatory Span
• Google Wants Justices To Pause Petition Pending Epic Deal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• Protesters Drop Use-Of-Force Suit After Feds Leave Town
• 'I'm A Drug Addict LOL': Skaggs' Widow Denies Red Flags
• House GOP Pushing 'Suite' Of Bills To Protect Kids Online
• Cher Wins $187K In Royalties In Sonny Bono Estate Dispute
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Wash. AI Task Force Proposes Guardrails And Disclosures
• Fla. Judge Reduces Damages In Megan Thee Stallion Verdict
• Post-Gazette Publisher Tries Again To Pause Benefits Order
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: FDA, Lively, Alexander Bros.
• Cox Failed To Protect Sensitive Data From Breach, Suit Says
• Fox News, FedEx Ink Clawback Settlements With Guo Trustee
• NTIA Signals Interest In Reducing Students' Screen Time
• NTIA Chief Says Broadband Program Reforms Save $21B
• Ex-FCC Official Condemns Rollback Of Biden Cyber Rule
• Startup's Accent Translation Trade Secrets Suit Can Proceed
• Miss America Sanctions Bid Must Be Axed, Fla. Court Told
• Twitter Investors Lose Bid To DQ Musk Counsel Spiro
• Accusers Seek To Revive Katt Williams Suit Over Judicial Bias
• MVP: Hueston Hennigan's Moez Kaba
• X, Former Workers Lay Down Swords In Arbitration Fee Fight
• Trio Of Firms Advises On Planned $500M Eventbrite Sale
• Judge Combines Antitrust Suits Against Zillow, Redfin
• Feds 'Engaging' MLB Pitchers On Plea Talks But No Offer Yet
• Meta Can't Block 'Disgruntled' Researcher's Depo Responses
• Skaggs' Family Entitled To $114M If Angels Liable, Expert Says
• White House Crypto Czar Hired Clare Locke Amid NYT Probe
• Apple IPhone Buyers Push To Appeal Class Decertification
• 11th Circ. Will Rehear Challenge To Fla.'s Anti-Drag Law
• Ex-Colo. Dean Claims Firing Tied To Book Ban Criticism
• Justices Ask For Government's Input On AI Copyright Case
• Chinese Equipment-Testing Co. Slams FCC's 'Bad Lab' Label
• Orchestra Denies Wrongdoing In Ticket Refund Class Action
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• Samsung Accused Of Infringing Security Patents In EDTX
• Suit Against Erika Girardi's Atty Tossed As 'Shotgun Pleading'
• Feds Ask 7th Circ. To Toss 'Untenable' Use Of Force Injunction
• FCC Urged To 'Radically' Redo Submarine Cable Sites Plan
• Nvidia Faces More Allegations Of YouTube AI Scraping
• MVP: Davis Wright's Katherine Bolger
• Justices Question Scope Of ISP Liability In $1B Piracy Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fla. Jury Rules In Favor Of Megan Thee Stallion Over Deepfake