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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Leveling Up or Losing Rights? Copyright Challenges of AI-Generated Content in Gaming

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of the regulated gaming ecosystem. From electronic slot machines and casino games to online sportsbooks and betting platforms, AI is now used to assist with everything from...more

White & Case LLP

Lights, Camera, Acquisition: US Telecom And Media M&A In The Spotlight As Dealmaking Surges - Intense Competition And Shifting...

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Incorporating everything from full-fiber broadband, blockbuster movies and local cable TV, the US telecommunications and media sector is a huge and fragmented industry, primed for consolidation. Indeed, the media and...more

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Insights From Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026

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The highly anticipated Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026 featured a thought-provoking panel discussion focused on the evolving landscape of disputes surrounding upcoming FIFA World Cups, with particular emphasis on the...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Students: Union Organizing and Employee Status in 2026

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Union organizing for students remains a developing issue with an uncertain future that is complicated by a new presidential administration and new members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board). For decades,...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Protecting NIL rights through estate planning

Estate planning is often viewed as a process that ends at death, with assets transferred and administration completed through probate or trust administration. For many forms of intellectual property, however, that view is...more

Blank Rome LLP

SBA Continues to Demand Unwarranted Repayment from Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program Recipients

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The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) began demanding repayment of grant funds distributed to more than 600 businesses under the COVID-era Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (“SVOG”) Program in June 2025. ...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recent Amendments to Nevada’s Club Venue Regulations

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At its January 29, 2026 hearing, the Nevada Gaming Commission (“NGC” or “Commission”) adopted amendments proposed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (“NGCB”) to Regulation 5.300 et seq. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

Never Get Waived: Federal Court Rules Blanket Moral Rights Waiver Clauses are Not Enforceable in Australia

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The Federal Court of Australia has delivered a landmark decision in McCallum v Projector Films, finding that general moral rights waivers for copyright works are not enforceable. The decision follows an urgent...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2026 #2

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A Florida appellate panel on Friday blocked a lower court's temporary injunction giving an extra year of eligibility for a college basketball player, ruling in a split opinion that the order's findings weren't sufficient to...more

DLA Piper

Competition Appeal Tribunal Rejects Subsidy Control Challenge In Lottery Case

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Last week, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decided The New Lottery Company v Gambling Commission. This is the second case in which the CAT has decided a subsidy control case in favour of the public authority, applying...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Flores is back in the game against NFL. Now what?

Does the NFL fight or punt? After a torturous four years of litigation, coach Brian Flores and his fellow plaintiff coaches have prevailed in their arguments that they should not be required to arbitrate their claims of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Future of Game Patents and Why Studios Are Paying Attention Again

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For a long time, game patents felt like a relic from an earlier era. Many developers may have assumed they were either expired, irrelevant, or unlikely to be enforced in a meaningful way. That view is starting to change....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Fashion, Technology, and the Milan 2026 Olympics: A Runway for Innovation

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With the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at center stage, Milan is well placed to highlight a fashion innovation that is already accelerating in the city: technical textiles and smart textiles that deliver...more

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IP Hot Topic: Cert. Denied, But One Thing is Cert-ain: The Human Authorship Requirement for Copyright

On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 25-449, ending a multi-year effort to secure copyright protection for a work, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,”...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Hot Topics in Sports Investing: Private Equity, NIL, and Emerging Opportunities

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In coordination with the Sports Lawyers Association, on Tuesday, March 3rd, Ropes & Gray partners Erica Han and PJ Sullivan joined Tamika Tremaglio, Managing Director at Secretariat Advisors and former Executive Director of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Tennessee Federal Court Addresses State Authority Over Sports-Event Contracts

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A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee marks a significant development in the ongoing dispute over whether sports event contracts offered on prediction market platforms are...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Liquidated Damages in NIL Deals: What “Exit Fees” Really Mean (and When Courts Enforce Them)

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Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements move fast—especially when athletes transfer. That speed is one reason we’re seeing more disputes over liquidated damages provisions, sometimes described in news coverage as an “exit...more

DLA Piper

California’s PlayOn Enforcement: A New Chapter in Children’s Data Privacy

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On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced a settlement with PlayOn Sports (formerly 2080 Media, Inc.), imposing a $1.1 million administrative fine and sweeping compliance obligations....more

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Mechanics Under Attack: Traditional Video Game Mechanics Face Renewed Scrutiny

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Common video game monetization models, like loot boxes and engagement-driven design patterns, face rising legal risk and are being reexamined under gambling, consumer protection, and children’s privacy laws....more

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The Spotlight Turns Five

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Welcome back to the Spotlight! I am not sure what’s more amazing – that Friday marks exactly five years since the Spotlight’s inception or that I have not been shut down yet. Whatever the answer, the amazement pales in...more

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Using a Private Foundation to Preserve an Artist’s Legacy

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Thoughtful estate planning is essential for artists seeking to ensure the long‑term preservation, management, and presentation of their lifelong work....more

Morgan Lewis

Beyond the Games: The Overlooked Sexual Abuse and Trafficking Risks of Mega-Sporting Events

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Global sporting events such as the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup generate extraordinary commercial opportunities and equally extraordinary corporate scrutiny. Companies often focus their risk planning on cybersecurity,...more

BakerHostetler

NIL Rules Held Outside Scope of State Action Exemption

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A California federal court has delivered a significant decision assessing the scope of the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) authority over high school sports, offering important guidance on the contours of the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

AI Update: SCOTUS Declines Review in Thaler Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Dr. Stephen Thaler’s appeal seeking copyright protection for his AI‑generated artwork A Recent Entrance to Paradise. The decision allows to stand the long series of administrative...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

StudioFest LLC v. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC, et al.

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District court denies WME’s, Dave Franco’s and Alison Brie’s motion to dismiss copyright infringement suit claiming that their film Together copied StudioFest’s screenplay Better Half, finding that Together and Better...more

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