In a legal clash between MLB Players Inc. (MLBPI) and sports betting companies, DraftKings and bet365, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss....more
4/10/2025
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DraftKings ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
MLB ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Name and Likeness ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right of Publicity ,
Social Media ,
Sports Betting ,
Trademarks
Sony Music Entertainment and its affiliate record labels have filed a lawsuit against the University of Southern California (USC) for copyright infringement....more
Consumer protection wins again! The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final order settling its complaint against Rytr LLC, an artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistant tool that was capable of producing detailed...more
1/20/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Performance Reviews ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The rise and widespread use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) continues to have major implications in the entertainment and music industries, particularly in relation to intellectual property. GenAI technologies,...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to evidence a strong commitment to bringing enforcement actions against false or deceptive US-origin marketing claims. In short, to avoid landing on the wrong side of such an...more
7/6/2023
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Advertising Substantiation ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Labeling ,
Fraud ,
Made in the USA ,
Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to crack down on companies for falsely advertising that their products are “Made in USA,” as most recently announced in a press release issued on March 30, 2023....more
New York Managing Partner and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, Barry Benjamin recently co-presented with Pamela Deese, partner at ArentFox Schiff, at a pre-conference workshop from the 2023 ACI...more
A key component behind an influencer’s sway on their audience is perceived authenticity — and the FTC has taken notice. Advertising and Intellectual Property Partner Pamela M. Deese recently spoke with the BBB National...more