The Briefing: 2025 IP Resolutions Start With a Review of IP Assets (Featured)
The JustPod: Prison Artist Mark Loughney Discusses Creating Art from Prison
The Briefing: New York Times v. Perplexity AI: Copyright, Hallucinations, and Trademark Risk
The Briefing: A Very Patented Christmas – The Quirkiest Inventions for the Holiday Season (Featured)
(Podcast) The Briefing: A Very Patented Christmas – The Quirkiest Inventions for the Holiday Season (Featured)
(Podcast) The Briefing: Nudity Riders, Consent, and the Terrifier Lawsuit: What Producers Must Know
The Briefing: Nudity Riders, Consent, and the Terrifier Lawsuit: What Producers Must Know
Podcast - Art, Law and the Athlete: Protecting Equine Imagery in the Studio and Market
Is My Private TV Stream a Public Performance? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: The Man In Black v. Coca Cola: The New Soundalike Showdown
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 6 – Sports Wagering, Player Proposition Bets, and Prediction Market Battles — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter? (Featured)
(Podcast) The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter? (Featured)
The Briefing – Soup for Change: Campbell’s Sues a Congressional Candidate
From Stairway to Sailing: Can Trade Dress Protect Iconic Guitar Designs? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
Podcast - One Sport, One Rulebook: A Conversation with the CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
(Podcast) The Briefing: Reboot or Not? The Battle Between ER’s Creator and Warner Bros Hits the Court of Appeal
Maximizing Revenue: The Future of College Sports Media Rights in a Post-House World — Highway to NIL Podcast
When Consent Isn’t Enough – The TTAB’s Decision in In re Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla
Tips for Building Your Equine Career
The National Football League has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether its arbitration process, overseen by the commissioner, complies with federal law, appealing a Second Circuit ruling in favor of a coach suing the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the jury’s verdict in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, et al. in a January 2, 2026, precedential opinion, finding that the allegedly infringing works were fair use. ...more
When is arbitration not “arbitration” under the FAA? In August 2025, a federal appeals court ruled that race discrimination claims brought by Brian Flores, former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, should not be...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to delve into the uber-interesting sports and entertainment business world with a witty bent, congratulations, you are on the right track! If one of...more
In suit claiming 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick infringed 1983 magazine article about real-life fighter pilot training program that inspired original 1986 Top Gun film, Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment in defendants’...more
It’s a classic clash of collegiate titans—Baylor University versus Boston University—but this time it’s over those deceptively simple letters “B-U.” This isn’t just alphabet soup; it’s a multi-count federal lawsuit that dives...more
On January 6, 2025, University of Washington standout quarterback Demond Williams announced that he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal just four days after reportedly signing a contract with Washington football for the...more
Clover, SC — Shumaker has achieved a federal victory for artistic integrity, with a judge awarding a Clover, S.C. artist $158,400, including maximum Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) damages, in a case reaffirming the power of...more
In 2025, the Nevada Gaming Commission (Commission) and the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) launched one of the most significant enforcement waves in state history, imposing nearly $27 million in fines against three of the...more
Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti announced that his office sent formal cease-and-desist letters to nearly 40 online sweepstakes casinos operating in Tennessee, and that recipients have either disabled the unlawful components of...more
In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler walk through why an IP checkup is a smart way to kick off the year and how businesses can safeguard their intellectual property assets. ...more
Libby O’Neill, deputy chair of the firm’s Advertising, Marketing & Promotions practice, continues the conversation around creator-brand partnerships from our LA IP/Entertainment Conference. ...more
A new class action complaint has been filed against Stake.us and celebrity endorsers Drake and Adin Ross, alleging that Stake.us operates as an illegal online gambling platform in violation of federal and Virginia law. ...more
Happy New Year! 2025 was a monumental year in college sports. As we open 2026, somehow the pace of regulatory and commercial activity continues to accelerate. While most were celebrating the new year or taking down...more
A federal judge in the Central District of California recently denied a surf apparel brand’s request to halt sales of Lady Gaga’s Mayhem album merchandise....more
The NCAA and major sports leagues are girding for new legal fights over athlete pay, college eligibility, and rules of competition—a jumble of cases whose outcome could reshape the business of sports....more
Following the decision by the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to rebrand the institution as “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,” several artists...more
On December 11, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law two bills governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in advertising. The governor’s office described the bills as “first-in-the-nation legislation to...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Prison Artist Mark Loughney. Mark Loughney's art...more
The preliminary injunction issued by the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Alabama blocking enforcement of the NCAA’s six-year show-cause penalty against former University of Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt...more
What happens when AI hallucinations are branded as journalism? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman break down The New York Times v. Perplexity AI, a lawsuit that goes...more
Anthropic’s legal troubles show no signs of abating. Last month, Judge Eumi K. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Anthropic PBC’s second motion to dismiss in Concord Music Group Inc....more
In Joined Cases C‑580/23 (Mio) and C‑795/23 (Konektra), the Court of Justice ("ECJ") confirmed that works of applied art are protected by copyright on the same terms as all other works: originality is the sole requirement....more
Key Takeaways - NIL agreements may carry enforceable exit costs despite transfer rights. The University of Georgia Athletic Association’s action against former linebacker Damon Wilson II shows that NIL contracts may impose...more
Ohio’s new permanent escheat law, enacted to fund major sports facility projects, has resulted in constitutional challenges and a preliminary injunction blocking the planned transfer of unclaimed property funds. Our Unclaimed...more