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The Fine Print Behind Obsession’s $512 Million Success

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Labels and Legal Leverage Behind The Met’s Cancellation of Met Gala Theme

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Will Independent Copyright Owners Ever Be Able to Financialize Their IP?

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Social Media Addiction: Meta’s $17.1 Billion Consequence

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Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC et al.: Independent Contractors and the Limits of Workplace Protection in the Entertainment Industry

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Now That’s What I Call…Justice?: Life After Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Ent.

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Did Darrin Henson’s exclusive rights to his choreography just go “Bye Bye Bye”? 

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Big Win

Slot Machines in Disguise: Regulating Video Game “Loot Boxes” Under Gambling Law

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Can Songwriters Survive the Suno Tsunami?

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Women Winning in Sports: Leadership, Perspective, and Progress in Professional Athletics

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Behind the Brand Deals: The Legal Architecture Behind Being a Creator

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The Marvellous Music Industry Mavens!

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Crisis in Entertainment? Creativity is the Solution. 

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SSENSE Survives: Founders Reclaim Control Amid Bankruptcy

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Defective by Design? Nonconsensual Deepfakes and Emerging AI Liability

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A Riddim’s Riddle: From the Sound System to the Court System

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5 weeks or 5 years? Live Nation Antitrust Judge Suggests DOJ’s Unwillingness to Stay State Law Claims Could Seriously Prolong Trial 

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They’ll give you Wrapped, We’ll give you Their Rap Sheet: An Overview of the Legal Issues Behind Spotify

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From Infringement to Innovation: How UMG’s Udio Settlement Reframes Fair Use and AI in Music

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Friendly Communication or Fraudulent Gambling: How Modern Sports-Betting Has Blurred the Line Between Friendship and Felony

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Songwriting 2.0: Responding to AI-Assisted Musical Compositions

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Support Artists Not Algorithms

Tilly Norwood: Hollywood’s Synthetic Starlet

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Rehabilitating Insolvency or Shielding Misconduct? The Misuse of Bankruptcy in the Alex Jones Litigation

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All Together Now: How Songview is Changing the Tune on Transparency

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All’s Fair in Love, War, and Broadcasting … Right?

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Free for You, But Fair to Me?

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“New Discoveries” at too High a Cost: Penske slaps Google with antitrust lawsuit, illustrating the next installment of the dramatic rise in AI-related disputes

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Scooby-Doo and the Case of Stolen IP: Warner Bros. Takes on AI

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The NCAA Just got JU(ked)CO: Tatuo Martinson Secures Eligibility for the 2025-2026 Season as The NCAA’s Five Year Rule Faces Anti-Trust Scrutiny

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Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review Hosts its Annual Symposium “From Precedent to Algorithm: Navigation AI, Law, and the New Entertainment Frontier”

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Music Panel

The AI Trap: Streaming Royalties Fraud and the Role of Fair Use in Voice Mimicry

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Keynote

The Era of Immortal AI Celebrities: Addressing the Misuse of Celebrity Likeness and Unanswered Questions Regarding Enforcement and Regulation

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Sports Panel

Legal Boundaries in Sports and Technology: AI, Data Collection, and Athlete Privacy

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TV Panel

Highlights from Loyola Law School Entertainment Law Conference’s ‘Shifting to Smaller Screens’ Panel

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TikTok Battle: The Future of TikTok After Its Ban

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11 Days Overdue: The S.E.C Files Lawsuit Against Elon Musk for Securities Violation Arising From His $44 Billion Purchase of “X”

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TikTok, Tick Tock: The battle around the loved and loathed social media platform is counting down the days until it either continues U.S. operations or ceases to exist in the States

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The Times of AI: OpenAI Argues Fair Use Defense Against NYT’s Copyright Infringement Claims

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NASL Claims Foul Play by U.S. Soccer and MLS Following its Demise

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Summary: Jeffery Sedlik v. Kat Von D

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Public High-School Athletes Are at the 1st & Goal: North Carolina Proposes New Rule to Permit NIL Use Following Judge-Ordered Preliminary Injunction

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Second Circuit’s NBA Ruling May Open the Floodgates Under the Video Privacy Protection Act

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From Crime to Commodity: Public Interest may trump the Intellectual Property Rights of Erik and Lyle Menendez

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Google Back on the Offensive: U.S. District Court Judge Grants Google’s Emergency Stay in Developing Lawsuit Against Epic Games

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(Too Many) Clicks to Cancel

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From the Racetrack to the Courthouse: Michael Jordan, Co-Founder of 23XI, Files Suit Against NASCAR

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New Rivals Face Off in Court: CAA Is Suing Former-Employee-Led Range Media Partners and The Allegations Are Controversial

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Financial Foul Play: Manchester City’s Battle Over Alleged Financial Fair Play Violations Continues

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NFTs in the Luxury Fashion Market Gone Amiss: Class Action Lawsuit Reaffirms Fraud Claims Against Infamous DGFamily NFT Project

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Post-Zynga Lawsuit Success: IBM’s ‘Take-Two’ on Patent Infringement Claims

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Authors v. Anthropic: The Legal Showdown Over AI, Copyright, and Fair Use

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Publishers Push Back on Digital Libraries: The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Holds No Fair Use Defense for Internet Archive’s Online Lending Library

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Frivolous Third-Party Trademark Applications: Not “Very Demure,” Not “Very Mindful”

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The Ellison Family Is Growing and so Are Their Required Legal Formalities with the Federal Government

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Sunday Ticket Tackle: Antitrust Claims Against the NFL

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Redefining the Game: States Battle Against NCAA to Secure NIL Rights for Athletes

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The MLC and Pandora Battle Over the Definition of an “Interactive Service”

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UMG v. Anthropic: Can International Copyright Laws Guide U.S. Law?

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It’s Game On! Fubo TV Takes Legal Action Against Media Titans

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We Need A “Swift” Resolution: Taylor Swift Controversy Sparks Federal Debate About Pornographic Deepfakes

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Steamboat Willie Enters the Public Domain and Embarks on a New Adventure

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From Kingdom to Courtroom:  Disney’s First Amendment Claims Against Florida Governor DeSantis Dismissed

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Real or Fake? The NO FAKES Act Cracks Down on Unauthorized AI-Generated Content

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States Unite in Lawsuit Against Meta, Claiming the Addictive Nature of its Platforms Are Triggering a Mental Health Crisis Among Younger Users

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An Amazon Breakup? The FTC Looks to Shrink the Growing Amazon Monopoly

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From the Ballot to the Block: SCOTUS Weighs Politicians’ Power to Block Constituents on Social Media

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Is Google’s Market Dominance an Illegal Monopoly or Fair Play?

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The Write Path Forward: The Writers’ Strike Reaches Resolution as Actors’ Battle Continues

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The Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023 Explained

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The Generative AI Battle Continues: Comedian Sarah Silverman May Have Won the Fight, but Will OpenAI Win the War?

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The Price of Artistry: Diddy Returns Publishing Rights to Artists, But Is It Too Little, Too Late?

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Frankel in the Fight: Reality Stars vs. NDAs

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The Real Slim Shady Speaks Out to Political License Loopholes

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Deezer’s New Model Involves Deleting “Non-Artist” Content, But Where is the Line?

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No, ChatGPT did not Write this Article – But if it Did, Could it be Copyrighted?

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Vive La Trademark: Hermès Wins MetaBirkin Battle…For Now

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Drag Story Time

Beyond the Stage: Activists Say Tennessee “Anti-Drag” Legislation Threatens Constitutional Rights and Queer Community

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Live Nation & TS

Can a “Renaissance” Save Ticketmaster?

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Non-Compete

A Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Clauses Sparks Debate Across States and Industries

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Lizzo Singing

Lizzo Just Took a TTAB Test – Turns Out “100% That Bitch” is Trademarkable

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AI Art

Artists Against AI: Recent Lawsuit Challenges the Blurred Line Between Style Emulation and Wrongful Copying

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Books

U.S. District Court Judge Blocks Proposed Merger of Major Book Publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

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Movie Theater

Too Good to Be True: MoviePass Masterminds Indicted for Securities Fraud

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Records

Music Labels Awarded Millions in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Grande Communications Networks

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Vogue Covers

His Loss: How Drake and 21 Savage’s Counterfeit Vogue Cover May Cost Them Millions

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Keeping Up with Crypto

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Lynn Goldsmith “Pops Off” on Warhol’s Pop Art in Recent SCOTUS Hearing

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Faux or Faux Pas? The Case of the MetaBirkin

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Amid Rap Lyrics Controversy, California Enacts Legislation to Protect Artists in Court

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Looking Beyond the FN Meka Scandal: AI & Copyright

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The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical: Where is the Line Drawn Between Legal Fan Fiction and Copyright Infringement?

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Will Taylor Swift Shake Off These Expert Witnesses?

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