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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 16, 2025, The Corruption Comes to Cannes’ Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

IP Terminology: Accuracy Matters

In the linked article about a trademark dispute, the author notes that the plaintiff claimed the defendant used a “copyrighted name.” Just a reminder: one can patent inventions, copyright creative works of expression, and...more

Vondran Legal

ASCAP Calls Out Alleged Infringers Publicly Citing Lawsuits Filed

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We have talked about this in other blogs; ASCAP is getting aggressive in enforcing their legal rights when restaurants, bars, fitness centers and other establishments play copyrighted music without having the proper BMI,...more

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Beware of Hidden Fees: The FTC Already Enforcing New ‘Junk Fees’ Rule

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On May 12, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees took effect. Often referred to as the “Junk Fees Rule,” the Rule targets hidden, misleading, and deceptive charges and fees imposed by...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Safety on Set: Navigating Compliance in the Entertainment Industry

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For businesses operating across multiple states, the complexities of workplace safety compliance can be daunting, particularly when laws and standards may vary by location. This issue is especially impactful in the dynamic...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The FTC BOTS Act – Leveling the Ticketing Field

On March 31, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO 14254) titled “Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market.” EO 14254 directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to, amongst other provisions,...more

Hinch Newman LLP

The Implications of President Trump’s Live Entertainment Ticketing Executive Order on the Ticketing Market

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On March 31, 2025, the White House announced that President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designed “to protect fans from exploitative ticket scalping and bring commonsense reforms to America’s live entertainment...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Executive Order on Ticket Resale Market Calls for Greater FTC Enforcement

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On March 31, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO), “Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market,” taking aim at certain practices in the live entertainment ticket resale market. The...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Impact of President Trump's Live Entertainment Industry Executive Order

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President Donald Trump has issued "Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market," an executive order (EO) that calls on the U.S. Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce competition laws...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market (Trump EO Tracker)

Requires the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry when venues, ticketing agencies, or a combination are...more

Mogin Law LLP

Algorithmic Price-Setting by Multiple Competitors is a U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Priority

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For the third time in as many months, the U.S. federal antitrust enforcement authorities -- the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice -- have filed a statement of interest in an...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - September 2023

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Analyzing the Recent Ripple and Terraform Decisions - Key Points - - In July 2023, Judges Torres and Rakoff in the Southern District of New York issued rulings on whether digital asset sales...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Invites Comment on Online Ticket Sales, Examines GAO Report

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it will hold a series of public hearings examining whether changes in the economy, evolving business practices, new technologies or international developments might...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Lights, camera, HIPAA! HHS announces settlement related to “Boston Med”

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On September 20, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it reached settlements with three hospitals for compromising the privacy of patients’ protected health information (PHI) by...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Panasonic FCPA Enforcement Action: Part I – Background

Those bemoaning the lack of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity can cease. With the Dun & Bradstreet Inc. (D&B) declination last week and this week’s enforcement action involving Panasonic Avionics...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

New York Attorney General Unveils Latest Ticket Bot Enforcement Actions against Ticket Vendors and Software Developer

With summer concerts and music festivals in full swing, many fans will be surprised to find $145 face value tickets reselling online for $3,000 to $11,000....more

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