(Podcast) The Briefing: Publicity Rights and the Law – Using Real People in Your Work
The Briefing: Publicity Rights and the Law – Using Real People in Your Work
(Podcast) The Briefing: Trademark Basics – Protecting Names, Logos, and Brands in Entertainment
The Briefing: Trademark Basics - Protecting Names, Logos, and Brands in Entertainment
The Briefing: Anthropic, Copyright, and the Fair Use Divide
Will I Get Sued if I Create Another Hospital Drama? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
Daily Compliance News: July 16, 2025, The Corruption Comes to Cannes’ Edition
(Podcast) The Briefing: Sinking the Rogers Test? What Pepperdine’s Lawsuit Could Mean for Hollywood
The Briefing: Sinking the Rogers Test? What Pepperdine’s Lawsuit Could Mean for Hollywood
Mickey Mouse: un ratón con abogado
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
Why Can't I Clean the Graffiti Off My Walls? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: When a TikTok Costs You $150,000 - Copyright Pitfalls in Influencer Marketing
The Briefing: When a TikTok Costs You $150,000 - Copyright Pitfalls in Influencer Marketing
Can Tattoos Be Copyrighted? The Legal Battle Over Mike Tyson's Iconic Ink — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Trademark Mayhem – Lady Gaga Gets Sued for Trademark Infringement
The Briefing: Trademark Mayhem – Lady Gaga Gets Sued for Trademark Infringement
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Future of TV? A 2025 Digital Media Trends Analysis
The Briefing: The Future of TV? A 2025 Digital Media Trends Analysis
In a July 2025 Notice of Proposed Rule Making, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its plans to narrow its interpretation of numerous safety regulations....more
Streaming service Fubo has told a NY federal court that ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up with others to knock down its “sports-first streaming business,” but what Fubo calls anticompetitive behavior, the...more
Sports betting stocks were jolted in early action on Tuesday after the Illinois State Senate passed a bill on Sunday proposing higher taxes on online sports betting operations. Under the new proposal, online sports betting...more
The NCAA and the Power 5 conferences have told a CA federal judge that the “highly varied and diverse ways” schools compensated athletes after the 2021 Alston Supreme Court decision make it implausible to certify the class...more
Plaintiffs’ counsel have launched a wave of lawsuits against New York venues and ticket platforms, invoking a recently-enacted provision of New York’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. According to these lawsuits, these...more
In the final weeks of 2023, the ANPD published the Technical Note No 175/2023/CGF, regarding the disclosure and processing of personal data in the context of the Brazilian “Safe Stadium Project.” This project aims to make...more
In June, New York enacted a ticket transparency law seeking to make sweeping changes to how ticket prices are communicated to consumers and eliminate deceptive ticket pricing practices. The law will go into effect on...more
Few things compare to the thrill of seeing one of your favorite bands, musicians or artists perform live. However, given the crowds and the excitement of concert-goers, music venues and music festivals can also be pretty...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing both initial and supplemental awards. As of December 13, 2021, the SBA had...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing both initial and supplemental awards. As of November 8, 2021, the SBA had...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing both initial and supplemental awards. As of October 25, 2021, the SBA had...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing awards. As of September 20, 2021, the SBA had made decisions on 95% of all...more
The SBA stopped accepting new SVO Grant applications on August 20, 2021. The SBA is currently reviewing submitted SVO Grant applications and issuing awards. As of September 7, 2021, the SBA had made decisions on 93% of all...more
The SBA is currently reviewing SVO Grant applications and issuing awards. As of July 19, 2021, the SBA had made decisions on 95% of all applications. SVO Grant program reports, which detail the number of applications...more
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was created by Section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act), which was enacted on December 27, 2020. The SVOG...more
[co-author: Laura Peterson] Originally published on December 30, 2020 and updated as of April 7, 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was...more
COVID-19 Updates April 9, 2021 *The SBA opened the application process on Thursday, April 8, but has temporarily suspended the SVOG application portal due to technical difficulties. Applicants may continue to register for a...more
In December 2020, an announcement by Warner Bros. Entertainment that appeared in both industry press and mainstream news outlets sent shockwaves through the motion picture industry. The studio's entire 2021 slate of films...more
Although it’s been a tough twelve months for many live music venues, movie theaters, and performing arts organizations, help may finally be around the corner. On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small...more
[co-author: Laura Peterson] Originally published on December 30, 2020 and updated as of March 18, 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. This legislation provides additional pandemic relief for small businesses, adds grants for restaurants, increases funding for grants for...more
[co-author: Laura Peterson] - Originally published on December 30, 2020 and updated as of March 10, 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding,...more
Playhouses, music venues, movie theaters, museums, and other live performance spaces that have been largely shuttered for nearly a year as a result of COVID-19 will soon be eligible to apply for grants of up to $10 million...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Section 324 of Title III of the CAA, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit...more