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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Get Your Fix With Public Domain Day 2026: Newly Available Books, Films, Music, and Characters

Key Takeaways - Public Domain Day 2026 releases thousands of creative works for free use. As of January 1, literary works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 are now available without copyright restrictions....more

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Targeting Candidate Appearances Outside Newscasts, FCC Eliminates Political Equal Opportunities Safe Harbors

In a not all that surprising development for those who monitor Chairman Carr’s pronouncements, the FCC’s Media Bureau today released a “Guidance on Political Equal Opportunities Requirement for Broadcast Television Stations”...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

"Talk Cleanly to Me"—Touting the Quality of Your Skincare and Beauty Products While Mitigating Class Action Litigation Risk

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Assuming the title of this article prompted you to read on, it probably comes as no surprise to you that consumers' interest in the safety and quality of their skincare, fragrance and related personal care products is at an...more

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The 2026 Entertainment Law Forecast: Navigating Fair Use, AI Training, and Trademark Trends

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The year 2025 left the media and entertainment industry with a series of significant, unresolved legal questions. As we move into 2026, several high-profile cases are poised to redefine the boundaries of fair use, the...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Streaming May Have Killed the Radio Star, but it Might Bolster Public Performance Rights

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It seems like a commonsense principle – under Section 106 of the Copyright Act, copyright owners have the exclusive right to publicly perform their work through digital audio transmissions. Because of this exclusive right,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York State of Mind: Recent Laws in the Empire State Reshape How Content Creators and Advertisers May Use AI

On December 11, 2025, the same day the Trump Administration unveiled its Executive Order aimed at preempting state AI regulations, New York enacted two landmark laws targeting consumer-facing uses of AI. While applauded by...more

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2025 Year in Review: FDA Drug and Device Advertising and Promotion Enforcement

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In 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a surprising number of enforcement letters to manufacturers, as well as online retailers, clinics, telehealth providers, and compounding pharmacies,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Legislature Considers Strict Caller ID Requirements on Companies

In Florida’s 2026 legislative session, both chambers will consider bills that would impose strict requirements for caller identification on businesses. The bills target both telecommunications companies and the callers....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New Year New Risk Assessment - Key Learning Points from Ofcom’s Year 1 Online Safety Risk Assessments Report

The UK's online safety regulatory framework reached a significant milestone in 2025 with the first wave of risk assessments submitted under the Online Safety Act (OSA). Ofcom has now published its Year 1 Online Safety Risk...more

Hogan Lovells

SFO’s novel restitution route returns £400,000 to victims

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On 8 January 2026, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it will return £400,000 to nine victims of a global email fraud dating back more than two decades. The move, achieved through a civil recovery order under the...more

K&L Gates LLP

NSW Expands Surveillance Powers and Introduces Public Interest Protections

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The NSW Government has announced legislative reforms that will enhance the surveillance powers of investigative agencies including NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)....more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Sports Sponsorships in 2026: Key Insights from Don Shelkey

As the sports industry looks ahead to 2026, sponsorship agreements are becoming more complex, more strategic, and more closely scrutinized. We sat down with Doneld “Don” Shelkey, a leading sports sponsorship and commercial...more

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No Password Required: CISO at RSA and Champion of a Passwordless Future

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Rob Hughes, the CISO at RSA, has more than 25 years of experience leading security and cloud infrastructure teams. In this episode, he reflects on his unconventional career path, from co-founding the original Geek.com and...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Signals Trouble Ahead for Anti-SLAPP Statutes in Federal Court

On Jan. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling about when certain state statutes may apply in diversity actions in federal court. In Berk v. Choy (24-440), the Supreme Court addressed a Delaware statute...more

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Launch of new mobile-themed gTLD extension

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Almost twenty years after the launch of the generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) .MOBI, a new mobile-themed gTLD has just been introduced: .MOBILE....more

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EU Code of Conduct on Online Reviews for Tourist Accommodation: soft law as a first step against fake reviews

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The European Commission has developed a Code of Conduct on Online Reviews and Ratings for Tourism Accommodation in the European Union as a first, non binding response to the growing problem of fake online reviews in the...more

K&L Gates LLP

FCC Announces Wide-Ranging New Controls on Drones and Drone Components

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On 22 December 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a significant expansion of its national-security controls on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. ...more

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When AI Becomes Accomplice: Shanghai Court Holds Developers Criminally Liable for Chatbot Content

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When developers manipulate artificial intelligence systems to bypass ethical safeguards and generate explicit content for profit, can they be held criminally responsible for what the machine produces? A Chinese court has...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The California Legislature’s Push for More Privacy and AI Regulations

California’s 2025 legislative session ended with a familiar message to businesses: privacy compliance is expanding in scope, and artificial intelligence (AI) governance is moving quickly from voluntary best practices to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Trial Court Decision Provides Long-Awaited Relief from CIPA Claims

A new California trial court decision offers website operators some long-awaited relief in the ongoing wave of website privacy suits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In early December, the Los Angeles...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Warns of North Korean Quishing Campaign

As we have warned before, threat actors using QR codes in attacks against victims continue to rise. To illustrate the risk, on January 8, 2026, the FBI issued a FLASH alert, entitled “North Korean Kimsuky Actors Leverage...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #475 – Gmail Users Urged to Switch Off New Smart Features Over Privacy Concerns

Gmail users are being urged to review and disable two key “Smart Features” settings following privacy concerns stemming from reports that these tools may allow Google to access email content to support AI‑driven services and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FCC extends robocall consent revocation rule waiver to January 2027

On January 6, the FCC issued an order extending the waiver of a rule that would require callers to treat a consumer’s request to revoke consent to robocalls or robotexts as applicable to all future communications from that...more

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Florida Federal Court Greenlights Nationwide Digital Wiretapping Claims: 5 Steps Businesses Should Take Now

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Another federal court just gave privacy plaintiffs exactly what they’ve been looking for: a green light to pursue nationwide digital wiretapping claims based on common website tracking practices. In a January 14 decision in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FCC Announces Seminal Enforcement Action for Violating Team Telecom Commitments

On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)announced the resolution of a first-of-its-kind enforcement action targeting Marlink Inc. (Marlink) for violations of its international section 214 and earth...more

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