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Gourd-Geous Designs – The Halloween Patent That Makes Carving a Breeze!

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Halloween is a time for goblins, ghouls, and—if you’re an inventor—a whole lot of creative thinking! Among the cauldron of Halloween patents, one particularly clever design stands out: a patented method for decorating...more

Mayer Brown

NextGen Talks: Perfect Preparation

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Welcome to Season 4 of our NextGen Talks podcast series. In Episode 2, we are thrilled to welcome one of the world's leading big wave surfers, Freddy Olander. In our conversation, Freddy shares his incredible journey from a...more

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Ninth Circuit Nixes Live Nation’s ‘Unconscionable’ Arbitration Agreement

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On October 28, 2024, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in Heckman v. Live Nation, finding Live Nation’s Ticketmaster arbitration agreement unconscionable and therefore unenforceable based on their terms...more

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Broad Street Brief: City Council Advances Components of Arena Legislation

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City Council Advances Arena Legislation - During Thursday’s meeting, City Council voted 11-5 to advance two largely procedural resolutions key to the development and construction of the Sixers’ proposed Center City arena....more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Text Lawsuits Are a Dangerous Play!

On October 28, 2024, The Sports Prophets Inc. (“Defendant”) was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for allegedly violating the Internal Do Not Call (“DNC”) list compliance...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

IP Alert: From King James to the King of Jazz: IP Issues in Tattoo Art

Copyright law protects creative works that are “fixed in any tangible medium of expression”—but it is hard to imagine that the drafters of this language envisioned that the human body would become such a popular medium of...more

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(Podcast) The Briefing: The Dark Side of Halloween – Unlicensed Costumes and the Legal Haunt

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Halloween is here, but beware! That killer costume might come with a lawsuit instead of candy. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss the legal threats associated with unlicensed costumes on this spooky episode of The...more

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The Briefing: The Dark Side of Halloween – Unlicensed Costumes and the Legal Haunt

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Halloween is here, but beware! That killer costume might come with a lawsuit instead of candy. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss the legal threats associated with unlicensed costumes on this spooky episode of The...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #5

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A federal judge late Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to lock down UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus at noon Thursday until the university comes up with a proposal for...more

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Cryptocurrency Collective Files Trade Secret Suit to Protect Its Interest in Wu-Tang Clan Album

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Once upon a time in the Eastern District of New York, a cryptocurrency foundation, new owners of the sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” filed suit against the album’s former purchaser, Martin Shkreli,...more

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At Stake- October 2024

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The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present at...more

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Highly Touted Settlement Caps NIL Payments to Student Athletes

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In a much anticipated antitrust class action settlement, a federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $2.7 billion proposed settlement that will cap the amount of money National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...more

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Political Influencers: Entering a New World

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Unless you live under a rock, your news feed has been dominated by the upcoming presidential election and opinions about the respective images and branding embodied by the candidates. What seems different this time is the...more

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AI News Roundup – Guardrails for AI use across government operations, Perplexity lawsuit, thousands of creative professionals sign...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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FinCEN Issues Consent Order Against Card Club for “Fundamentally Unsound” AML Program

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has entered into a Consent Order with the Sahara Dunes Casino, doing business as the Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino (“Lake Elsinore”).  The Consent Order describes Lake...more

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Artists’ Copyright Infringement Suit Against AI Companies Can Proceed

In 2023, visual artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz filed a class action lawsuit against several Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, alleging that the companies’ various AI models violated copyright...more

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(Podcast) The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

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For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more

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The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

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For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more

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Second Circuit Ruling Expands VPPA Scope: What Organizations Need to Know

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated a proposed class action by Michael Salazar against a professional sports organization on October 15, 2024, alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act...more

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Testing the Limits of Copyright Protection for A.I.-Generated Art - Colorado Artist Challenges Registration Refusal in Court

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Two years ago, the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition sparked controversy after awarding a blue ribbon to a work generated in part by A.I. Jason Allen, the artist responsible for the work, said at the time, “I won,...more

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Judge Rules North Carolina High School Student-Athletes Can Now Profit from Their Name, Image, and Likeness

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On October 14, 2024, Wake County Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley II signed an order granting a preliminary injunction that allows high school student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). ...more

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Final Buzzer for NCAA Amateurism? What Preliminary Approval of the House Settlement Means for College Sports

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Despite previously raising several important concerns relating to the NCAA’s proposed $2.8 billion antitrust settlement in House v. NCAA, federal Judge Claudia Wilken recently granted preliminary approval of the deal in an...more

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Will New AI Digital Replica Laws Lead to “Game Over” for Video Game Actors Strike? What Employers Need to Know

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Two new AI “Digital Replica” laws in California may end up playing a crucial role in resolving a drawn-out labor dispute between video game actors and developers. Video game actors organized by the Screen Actors Guild...more

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Is cheating copyright infringement? CJEU clarifies specific protection of computer programs

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In its recent judgment in Sony Interactive Entertainment v. Datel, the CJEU ruled on the specific copyright protection of computer programs under Directive 2009/24/EC (Case C‑159/23). The CJEU found that while “cheating...more

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Five Intellectual Property Considerations for Talent Partnerships

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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the intersection of technology and entertainment raises new challenges and opportunities in the realm of talent partnerships. With generative artificial intelligence’s growing...more

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