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High Court’s Refusal to Order Disclosure of Journalistic Source Underscores High Bar for Norwich Pharmacal Orders

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The High Court has refused to compel The Guardian newspaper to disclose the identity of an alleged source of non-public court information. The judgment emphasises the high bar for obtaining a Norwich Pharmacal order...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER TCPA CLASS SETTLEMENT: Goldco Robotext Lawsuit Settles for $2MM And I Don’t Understand Why

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A federal court just granted approval to a TCPA class action settlement involving messages sent by GoldCo using the Call Loop text platform. The Plaintiff claimed Gold Co had sent messages to himself and others on the DNC...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is “Material Contribution” to Another’s Infringement Enough to Establish Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement?

Last week, the Supreme Court vacated a copyright infringement judgment against an ISP provider and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of the Cox Communications decision (Grande Comm’s Networks...more

Clark Hill PLC

2026 World Cup Legal Checklist

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Time is short, stakes are high, and the crowds are coming. The upcoming FIFA World Cup™ offers tremendous opportunity for businesses that are prepared, have taken proper steps, and have protected their interests. Use...more

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Certified to Influence: A New Self‑Regulatory Lever in Influencer Compliance

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Influencer marketing has outgrown its early days of buried “#sp” tags and fuzzy disclosure practices. It’s now a core advertising channel driving billions in spend—and, unsurprisingly, continues to draw scrutiny from...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

What Brands, Agencies and Creators Need to Know About the New Responsible Influence Certification Program

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This week marks an important new chapter in the self-regulation of advertising in the United States. Yesterday, the Center for Industry Self-Regulation's Institute for Responsible Influence (IRI) announced the launch of a new...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - March 2026

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

FINRA Investor Education Foundation Examines Effects of Social Media “Finfluencers”

On April 2, 2026, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Investor Education Foundation (the “Foundation”) published a brief (the “Brief”) examining the demographic characteristics, investment knowledge and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Not Every Wiretap Claim Belongs in Federal Court: Federal Court Sends Pennsylvania Case Back to State Court

While California’s wiretapping statute, the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), tends to dominate the conversation about the recent rise in wiretapping litigation, plaintiffs are also turning to other states’...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Your Cookie Banner Might Be Working Against You: Two Compliance Traps to Avoid

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The plaintiffs’ bar has been ramping up lawsuits for alleged violations of state and federal wiretapping laws (e.g., California CIPA, Florida SCA, Federal ECPA) for many months now. Historically, the main issue has been that...more

Troutman Amin LLP

STOP IT: AliBaba Big TCPA Loser After Making Absurd Argument that Maybe a Different AliBaba Made Harassing Robocalls

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A consumer received an allegedly unwanted call from “Alex from Alibaba.” So he sued Alibaba. Alibaba’s literal response: it could have been any Alibaba, how do you know it was us?...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Revisions to FCC Foreign Ownership Rules Take Effect May 11, 2026

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On April 9, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published a Report and Order (Order) codifying definitions and procedures that govern the disclosure and approval processes for foreign ownership of...more

Dickinson Wright

Brand Protection Tips for Businesses During World Cup 2026

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Picture this. It is June 2026, your place in LA, Miami, or Kansas City is full, the TVs are finally behaving, and your staff has perfected the art of pouring and pivoting when a match swings in two minutes....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for April 2026 Meeting

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a tentative agenda for the FCC’s April Open Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The items on the April agenda reflect three of Chairman...more

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What Marketing Attribution Should Look Like for Law Firms

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Most law firm marketing leaders already know their tracking is incomplete. The question is usually where to start, and the answer keeps getting deferred because the options feel either too simple to matter or too complex to...more

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Anti-SLAPP Update: Federal Judges Increasingly Agree That Fee-Shifting Applies in Federal Court

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Late last month, the U.S. Southern District of New York issued a pair of decisions finding that the fee-shifting provision of New York’s anti-SLAPP law, N.Y. C.R.L. § 70-a, applies in federal court....more

Fisher Phillips

5 Things Your School Needs to Know About the PowerSchool Naviance Wiretapping Settlement

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A popular digital ed-tech platform recently paid $17.25M to settle a class action lawsuit filed by Chicago’s Board of Education that alleged it illegally tracked confidential student information through third-party analytics...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

In Vacating $1 Billion Judgment, the Supreme Court Narrows Contributory Copyright Infringement

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In its latest intellectual property decision, Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly limited the reach of secondary liability for contributory copyright infringement. Now,...more

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FTC Targets “Made in USA” Claims Under New Executive Order

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On March 13, the Trump administration issued an executive order (EO), “Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America,” aimed at ensuring products advertised as “Made in America” or “Made in USA” are...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Beware of Fraudulent Emails Posing as the USPTO

We have been notified about phishing emails that appear to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Please delete any such emails that you may receive....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

How Successful Creators Approach the Business of Podcasting

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Podcasting is no longer a side project—it’s a business model. As the medium continues to mature and audiences grow, creators are turning their shows into full enterprises, but the legal and operational decisions made early on...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Foreign Adversary Control Order Takes Effect June 9, Reporting Process and Deadlines Still Pending

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On April 10, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published a Report and Order (Order) in the Federal Register that categorizes virtually all entities holding FCC licenses and authorizations “based...more

Burr & Forman

What You Should Know About CCPA Compliance After the California Attorney General’s 2024 Investigative Sweep

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For businesses across the globe, collecting consumer data plays an integral role in various strategies related to increasing a business’ value. For example, businesses that collect consumer data may use such data to engage in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trouble in Paradise: Subject Line Class Action Hits Florida

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In the year since the Washington Supreme Court opened the floodgates to subject line litigation, nearly 100 lawsuits have been filed in Washington State seeking rich statutory penalties for routine marketing subject lines,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Navigating the CPCN Process in California

If you're a company planning to offer voice service over your own facilities in California, obtaining a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is a...more

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