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Burr & Forman

What Are CIPA Claims, and How Can Businesses Defend Against Them?

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Has your company received a CIPA demand letter or been sued in court or arbitration for alleged CIPA violations? If not, you are one of the lucky few. Plaintiffs’ firms and pro se individuals are sending demand letters and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Supreme Court Changes the Landscape for Contributory Liability

In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 24-171, 2026 WL 815823 (U.S. Mar. 25, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the circumstances in which a company may be held contributorily liable for copyright...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Narrows Internet Service Providers’ Potential Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement

Can an Internet service provider be held liable for copyright infringement by its subscribers? In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Text Messages Lead to Do Not Call Lawsuit

A serial Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigant recently filed a complaint alleging that he received unsolicited text messages in violation of the TCPA’s Do Not Call regulations. Below, we discuss the allegations...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Knew It But Didn’t Stop It: Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on Secondary Copyright Liability in Cox v. Sony

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An ISP Is contributorily liable for copyright infringement committed by its users only if it intended its services to be used for infringement, according to the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision Cox Communications,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FCC Will Host Cybersecurity Workshops in May

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will host cybersecurity workshops for broadcasters and telecommunications carriers featuring speakers from the FCC, federal partners,...more

Troutman Amin LLP

“TROUBLING” TCPA CONSPIRACY?: Court Orders Individuals Accused of Shutting Down Businesses and Re-Opening Them to Avoid TCPA...

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At Troutman Amin, LLP we never defend scumbags– so we’re always looking for red flags at intake. One big red flag is if a potential client says something like “hey, even if I get hit with a huge judgment we’ll just shut down...more

Cooley LLP

FCC Proposes Sweeping Rules on Foreign Call Centers: Onshoring Mandates, Consumer Protections and Robocall Deterrence

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On March 27, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Call Center NPRM) seeking comment on a broad package of rules governing foreign call centers....more

Fisher Phillips

Could New Privacy Law Coalition Help Curb California Wiretapping Litigation? What Businesses Need to Know About CIPA Reform

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A broad coalition of California businesses, nonprofits, healthcare providers, and community organizations formally launched a campaign this week to push for reform of the state law being weaponized against businesses that use...more

Perkins Coie

Dialing Back FCC’s Rule on Written Consent Requirement for Telemarketing Robocalls

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently overturned longstanding precedent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when it set aside a decades-old Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulemaking...more

Venable LLP

Intuit v. FTC Reshapes Deceptive Advertising Enforcement Authority

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On March 20, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the administrative adjudication of deceptive advertising claims by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) violates the constitutional separation of powers, which grants...more

Morgan Lewis

SCOTUS Limits Contributory Copyright Liability for Internet Service Providers

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In a long-anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court unanimously held that knowledge or awareness that customers may use a service for infringement falls short of establishing contributory liability. The Court’s ruling upends...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Culture, Content and Contracts: When Brand Ambassadors Become Strategic Partners

Luxury fashion and streetwear brands are increasingly engaging celebrities as long-term brand ambassadors—relationships that go well beyond a single campaign or seasonal activation. Today’s ambassador may appear in a runway...more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - April 2026

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

What to Watch: FDA's FY 2027 Budget

FDA released its FY 2027 congressional justification last week. The $7.2 billion topline is less interesting than what's underneath it—the budget translates this administration's policy signals into concrete funding and...more

Stark & Stark

When ‘The Bachelorette’ and Family Court Collide: Custody, Domestic Violence, and Social Media Evidence in the Case of Taylor...

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Taylor Frankie Paul, known for her starring role in the hit reality tv series, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has taken headlines by storm in recent weeks. As you may already know, the reality tv star was anticipated to...more

Morgan Lewis

Modernizing Space: FCC Pushes to Support and Accelerate the Space Economy

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The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a series of rulemakings aimed at expanding opportunities for commercial space and satellite operations. These actions focus on improving positioning, navigation, and timing...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

FTC's "Top Priority" —Children's Privacy

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Last week at the International Privacy Professionals Association's Summit, several different officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spoke, including FTC Commissioner Mark R. Meador. The FTC officials emphasized...more

Troutman Amin LLP

GO HIGH LEVEL?: Las Vegas Realtor Britney Gaitan Facing Massive Exposure in Robocall TCPA Class Action After Using GoHighLevel to...

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For years I have been telling agents– don’t use ringless voicemails to contact expired listing. More broadly, I have been reporting for years on the dangers of the TCPA to individual real estate agents brokers, and broker...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] ADventures in Law 2026: The Risks You Didn’t See Coming – Hidden Legal Pitfalls in Advertising & Digital Media - April...

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Legal risk in advertising and digital media is increasingly driven by fast‑moving, rapidly changing laws and unconventional theories rather than well-known and clearly settled rules. Aaron Goodman and Mike Ingram will discuss...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Releases Public Notice Seeking Comment on "Unleashing American Drone Dominance"

On April 1, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a Public Notice seeking comment on a variety of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Consumer Routers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) recently updated its Covered List to include all "consumer-grade routers produced in a foreign country," except for those devices that receive a Conditional Approval...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Privacy Litigation Report: Takeaways From March 2026 Decisions

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Five takeaways from March 2026 decisions: (1) Courts diverge on “purpose” requirement in ECPA’s crime-tort exception; (2) Courts consider ECPA exception outside the health care industry; (3) Contradictory statements in...more

A&O Shearman

Where are we on copyright and AI in the UK?

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The UK government has published its Report and Economic Impact Assessment on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Allows Sharing of Medical Information Claim to Proceed Under ECPA

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A new federal court decision denied a motion to dismiss in a case alleging Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) claims arising from the sharing of health information through a website’s online tracking...more

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