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Courts Carve Out Boundaries for What Are Viable Legal Claims Under Federal Digital Music Statutes Image

Courts Carve Out Boundaries for What Are Viable Legal Claims Under Federal Digital Music Statutes

Stan Soocher

There are two key federally created entities whose mission it is to issue licenses and collect royalties on behalf of rights holders for digital transmissions of music: SoundExchange and the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). This article reports on recent court rulings over whether the plaintiffs had viable causes of action related to SoundExchange and MLC royalty payments.

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Mid-Trial Settlement of Racing Teams’ Antitrust Suit Against NASCAR Image

Mid-Trial Settlement of Racing Teams’ Antitrust Suit Against NASCAR

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman & Ross Todd

In 23XI Racing LLC v. National Association of Stock Car Racing LLC (NASCAR), racing teams 23XI and Front Row Motorsports Inc. sued NASCAR, including over the latter’s inclusion of a waiver clause in agreements that permit teams to compete in NASCAR’s pinnacle Cup Series.

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Defamation Lawsuit Over Peacock Docuseries Reinstated on Appeal Image

Defamation Lawsuit Over Peacock Docuseries Reinstated on Appeal

Annie Mayne

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal revived a defamation lawsuit of a Palm Beach County woman after finding the trial judge had improperly dismissed her case, which accuses a Peacock TV docuseries of falsely depicting her as the “madam” of a prostitution ring, among other crimes.

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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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Players On the Move

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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