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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Gaming & Gambling Update - Week of October 1, 2024

As a result of last year’s regulatory implementation, there has been a burgeoning M&A market in Brazil, which is poised to surpass the US due to its more streamlined nationwide regulations. Experts predict that Brazil's...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Key Takeaways from The Racing Attorney Conference

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Earlier this year, firm Associate Darden Copeland attended The Racing Attorney Conference (TRAC) for its 15th annual conference at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. ...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Market, Old Rules: United Arab Emirates Opens Doors to Gambling Industry with Regulations Similar to U.S. Jurisdictions

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is taking the plunge into gambling, with the publication of commercial gaming regulations and licensing materials. The good news for interested investors and licensees is that the regulatory and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

No Safe Bet in the Legal Fight Over Political Event Contracts

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The CFTC’s attempt to ban political event contracts is on hold for now and faces a difficult road ahead. In the year since it decided that KalshiEX LLC could not list such contracts for trading, the Commission has been forced...more

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It’s Time to Recognize the Hypocrisy of Sports Gambling Laws And Let Pete Rose into the MLB Hall of Fame

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“Charlie Hustle” died this week – 35 years after being banned for life from Major League Baseball and from enshrinement into its Hall of Fame. I don’t need to regurgitate Pete Rose’s stats; anyone who saw him play knows how...more

Cozen O'Connor

Republican AGs Argue Court Fumbled Decision Blocking Launch of Live Sports Content Platform

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A group of six Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in litigation between Walt Disney Co. and FuboTV that argued that the Second Circuit should reverse the lower court’s...more

Troutman Pepper

Is the Third Time the Charm? Court Awards $71.4M in Contentious Trade Dress and Publicity Rights Dispute

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Imitation may be considered the sincerest form of flattery, but in the world of intellectual property (IP), it might cost you....more

Troutman Pepper

NCAA Settlement Update — Highway to NIL Podcast

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In this installment, Troutman Pepper attorneys Cal Stein, Tim Bado, and Pat Zancolli discuss recent updates in the House settlement process. After Judge Wilken previously declined to approve the settlement, she sent the...more

Troutman Pepper

Kentucky AG Clarifies Legal Status of Gray Machines and Risk-Free-Play Devices – Implications for the Industry

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Gambling machines in Kentucky have recently come under increased scrutiny following the enactment of House Bill 594, which amended the definition of “gambling device” under Kentucky law, effective June of last year. The law...more

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane - It’s in the Public Domain! USPTO Cancels Marvel and DC Comics’ Trademarks for SUPER HERO and SUPER...

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has done what Thanos and Lex Luthor never could—defeat the larger than life combined forces of Marvel and DC. Despite being well-known rivals, DC (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and...more

K&L Gates LLP

Client Conversations With Craig Budner: Interview With Bill Neal, Writer, Producer, and Director

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Bill Neal is an author and writer, producer, and director of several documentary films and television series. In addition, Bill is a former college and professional hockey coach and color analyst on ESPN Hockey. In this...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Creative License: Fair Use Defense Paints Over Infringement Battle

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Affirming the application of the fair use defense to copyright infringement, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined that a district court’s sua sponte invocation of a fair use defense to parallel trademark...more

Fisher Phillips

Starting QB Leaves Undefeated Team Over NIL Dispute: 5 Things Universities and Collectives Should Do to Reduce Disputes and Legal...

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A new NIL issue emerged last week as the starting quarterback for the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) left the undefeated Rebels over claims of unfulfilled verbal promises allegedly made to him by an assistant coach....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Stating the Obvious - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 28

The Federal Circuit overturned its 42-year-old obviousness test for designs. Fashion companies, take note. The shape of a handbag, the red sole of a shoe: for fashion companies, design patents have long played a role in...more

Kaufman & Canoles

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

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Lawyers involved with a proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement of three athlete-compensation antitrust cases against the NCAA and the Power Five conferences filed documents on Thursday that included small, but potentially...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Video Killed the Radio Star (and AI Could Kill the Rest): Tips for Protecting Artists From the Unauthorized Use of Existing Works

Oscar Wilde is credited as saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” While there is some dispute as to whether Wilde uttered these words, the message is clear: creativity and...more

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Five-Star High School Football Player Sues North Carolina State Board of Education Over NIL Prohibitions

Rolanda Brandon—the mother of sixteen-year-old star quarterback Faizon Brandon, the Greensboro, North Carolina, Grimsley High School football player who has committed to play for the University of Tennessee Volunteers in...more

A&O Shearman

Plaintiffs Alleging Per Se Group Boycott Win Reversal In Ninth Circuit

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On September 17, 2024, a unanimous panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an appeal from a group of professional swimmers and the International Swimming League (“ISL”) (together, “Plaintiffs”) in their ongoing...more

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Can AI Create Copyright? DC Circuit Weighs Human Authorship in Thaler v. Perlmutter

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On September 19, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit heard arguments in the matter of Thaler v. Perlmutter on the question of whether an image “autonomously” generated by artificial intelligence can be...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Going for the Gold - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 28

France joined other EU countries in an effort to seize vast quantities of counterfeit merchandise this year, with many items related to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games....more

Troutman Pepper

Title IX — Highway to NIL Podcast

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In this installment, Troutman Pepper attorneys Cal Stein, Mia Marko, and Dani Clifford discuss Title IX, a longstanding federal law that applies to educational institutions, and its intersection with the evolving landscape of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Enacts a Suite of New AI and Digital Replica Laws

On September 17, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two key bills, AB 1836 and AB 2602, aimed at enhancing protections for performers, both deceased and living, in response to the increased adoption of...more

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History in the Making: From Ohtani's Record-Breaking Season to Legal Firsts

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Welcome back to the Spotlight! Last week Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Shohei Ohtani made baseball history, becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season (for good measure, he hit that...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry

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In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming & Esports Practice chats with partner Jason McElroy from Saul’s Consumer Financial Services Litigation practice. They discuss a recent...more

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PTAB Issues First Post-LKQ Design Patent Decision

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On August 6, 2024, the PTAB issued its first written decision applying a new test for obviousness of design patents. In Next Step Group, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corp., IPR2024-00525, Paper 16 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 6, 2024)...more

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