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FTC’s TAKE IT DOWN Act Stakeholder Letter Signals Heightened Compliance Priority

The spread of AI generated intimate imagery has turned what was already a serious online safety issue into a fast- moving platform governance problem. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest stakeholder letter makes clear...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le Commissariat publie des documents d’orientation sur le contrôle de l’âge

Le 4 mai 2026, le Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (le « Commissariat ») a publié deux projets de documents d’orientation sur le « contrôle de l’âge », visant à offrir aux enfants une expérience en...more

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ICO sets out approach to storage, access and online tracking

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On April 29, 2026, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on the use of storage and access technologies. The guidance follows consultations in 2025 and accounts for changes to storage and access...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

OPC Releases Draft Age Assurance Guidance

On May 4, 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released two draft guidance documents on “age assurance,” aimed at supporting safer and more age-appropriate online experiences for children while...more

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Whyte Monkee Productions, LLC v. Netflix, Inc.

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Following panel rehearing, Tenth Circuit affirms district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Netflix and Royal Goode Productions on all claims regarding use of plaintiffs’ videos in hit docuseries Tiger King,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court rejects argument that Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not cover text messages

On April 22, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted in part and denied in part a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as well as...more

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Fintech Case Files | May 2026

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The latest edition of the Fintech Case Files, our roundup of key litigation and enforcement involving the payments and fintech industries, features the latest challenges and uncertainty around Illinois’s Interchange Fee...more

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May 19 Deadline for TAKE IT DOWN Act Compliance: Is Your Company Prepared?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to begin enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act (the “Act”), the first comprehensive federal enforcement scheme to address nonconsensual intimate imagery ("NCII") appearing on online...more

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European Commission announces digital age verification app

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On April 15, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen issued a statement (the Statement) announcing that the European Commission has developed a digital age...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Gimme Shelter: OPDP’s 2026 Letters Show There’s No “Shelter” From FDA Scrutiny Targeting DTC Ads That Obscure Risk

Key Takeaways - The Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) is scrutinizing overall “net impression,” not merely isolated claims. The recent wave of Untitled Letters shows that...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Seeing Stars – Welcome to the Age of Enforcement Under the FTC’s Rule on Reviews and Testimonials!

When the Federal Trade Commission published the final Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (the “Rule”) in late 2024, I waited with bated breath for the other shoe to drop; this felt like the dawning of a new...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

One frame is enough: Second Circuit narrows de minimis use, limits fair use at pleading stage

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment on the pleadings, clarifying that the de minimis doctrine does not apply where the copyrighted work is identifiable in the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Transformative documentary use, work made for hire doctrine defeat copyright claims

Elaborating on the application of the fair use doctrine in the documentary context, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment after determining that seven of the eight works at issue were works...more

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Treasury Announces Deadline Extensions Available for Capital Projects Fund Broadband Buildouts

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Relief may be on the way for service providers facing continued economic and regulatory hurdles to complete broadband buildouts supported by the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF). Treasury recently announced that it...more

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Barking Up the Right Tree: NAD Reinforces Made in USA Claim Rules, How to Fit Evidence to Claims, and More in Wide-Ranging Premium...

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In the increasingly crowded premium pet food market, the battle for "clean label" supremacy often turns on the fine print of processing and sourcing. A recent challenge by The Farmer’s Dog against Sundays for Dogs (Case...more

Cozen O'Connor

Indiana Takes On Roblox, Discord Over Child Safety Claims

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita sued Roblox and Discord for allegedly violating the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by marketing their platforms as safe for children while failing to implement sufficient protections against...more

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FCC Expands Software Waiver for Covered Foreign-Produced UAS and Routers

The Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) issued a Public Notice on May 8, 2026, that expands and extends the scope of a pair of prior-issued limited waivers allowing updates and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Tenth Circuit Roars: ‘Tiger King’ Clip Is Fair Use, Netflix Prevails Post‑Warhol

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The Tenth Circuit issued its opinion in Whyte Monkee Productions, LLC v. Netflix, Inc. on April 30, 2026, affirming summary judgment in favor of Netflix and Royal Goode Productions on all claims of copyright infringement...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Seeks Comment on Procedures for Auction of 132 FM Radio Construction Permits Scheduled for February 2027

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On May 11, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will auction 132 full power FM radio construction permits in February 2027 and solicited comment on procedures for the auction. Comments are due...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Eighth Circuit Vacates the FCC's 2023 "Digital Discrimination" Rule

On May 6, 2026, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rule preventing discrimination in consumer access to broadband services...more

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News FCC Proposes Making Spectrum Available for ‘Weird Space Stuff’

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On March 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, “Spectrum Abundance for Weird Space Stuff,” seeking comment on ways it can make spectrum available for new space...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Papers, Please

A federal court’s decision blocking key provisions of Arkansas’ social media age-verification law rests on familiar constitutional ground. The challengers framed the law as a system that conditions access to online expression...more

Hogan Lovells

FCC’s Auction 114 is coming: Why FM bidders should prepare now

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The FCC's next FM broadcast auction is coming—and history shows that preparation before the short-form filing window opens can materially impact auction outcomes. On May 11, 2026, the FCC announced Auction 114, an auction of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

UPDATE: FCC Adopts Rules to Promote Fast and Efficient Broadband Deployment

UPDATED MAY 12, 2026: The amendments to §§ 1.1403(b), 1.1411(c) through (k), and 1.1412(a) and (b), (e), published at 90 FR 41726, August 26, 2025, are effective on May 7, 2026....more

White & Case LLP

Review of the Online Safety Act - Australia

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Government response to the independent review of the Online Safety Act Update - The Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (the "OSA") introduced a regulatory framework requiring online service providers to regulate content and...more

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