On February 21, Loyola Law School hosted the 2025 Entertainment Law Review (“ELR”) Symposium on its campus. This year’s theme was ‘From Precedent to Algorithm: Navigating AI, Law, and the New Entertainment Frontier.’ The ELR Symposium kicked off with a …
The Times of AI: OpenAI Argues Fair Use Defense Against NYT’s Copyright Infringement Claims
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. On January 14, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held oral arguments on the motions to dismiss The New York Times’ (NYT) complaint by OpenAI and its financial …
Public High-School Athletes Are at the 1st & Goal: North Carolina Proposes New Rule to Permit NIL Use Following Judge-Ordered Preliminary Injunction
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. On November 7, 2024, the North Carolina State Board of Education (“SBE”) proposed a new temporary rule that permits public school athletes to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”).[1] The new proposal …
Post-Zynga Lawsuit Success: IBM’s ‘Take-Two’ on Patent Infringement Claims
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. On September 30, 2024, IBM filed a complaint against Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., claiming that Take-Two’s games, including NBA 2K Mobile Basketball, Grand Theft Auto Online, and Red Dead Redemption 2, infringed IBM’s patents.[1] …
Frivolous Third-Party Trademark Applications: Not “Very Demure,” Not “Very Mindful”
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. An internet trend of users demonstrating their “very demure, very mindful” behaviors has garnered international attention. Millions of people now use the viral phrase in their TikTok videos as a tongue-in-cheek way to express …





