Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Order Expanding Discounted Ad Rates to Political Parties and Joint Committees

Executive Overview In a decisive legal victory for several high-profile Democratic candidates, a federal appeals court has blocked a contentious Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy that could have flooded broadcast television with an unprecedented surge of political advertising. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th…

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Groundbreaking U.S. Federal Injunction Empowers Broadcaster with Self-Expanding Anti-Piracy Powers

By Legal & Technology Correspondent Published: August 2024 Executive Overview While the United States lacks a comprehensive, nationwide statutory site-blocking framework akin to those found in the United Kingdom, Singapore, or several European Union member states, rightsholders are increasingly utilizing creative litigation strategies in federal courts to achieve similar ends. A landmark federal lawsuit recently…

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Expanding the Horizons of the Galaxy: Inside Electronic Arts and Bit Reactor’s Star Wars Zero Company

Executive Overview For decades, the vast multimedia landscape of George Lucas’s galaxy far, far away has been dominated by certain archetypes. Video games set within the Star Wars universe have traditionally thrust players into the boots of legendary Force-wielders, seasoned bounty hunters, or rogue smugglers caught up in galaxy-shattering conflicts. From the kinetic, lightsaber-swinging heroics…

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U.S. Court Grants Landmark "Self-Expanding" Anti-Piracy Injunction in TelevisaUnivision Sweep

Executive Overview In what legal experts are calling a watershed moment for digital intellectual property enforcement in the United States, a federal court in Florida has issued an unprecedented, self-expanding preliminary injunction against a vast network of pirate IPTV services. Spearheaded by Mexican media giant TelevisaUnivision (TU), the lawsuit began as a targeted effort to…

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