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2026 Entertainment & Media Law Conference
MLRC’s 23rd annual Entertainment & Media Law Conference will feature sessions on advising creators in the AI age, the latest developments in intellectual property, and the pressures facing Hollywood today.
A comprehensive White Paper heralding Justice Brennan’s opinion, countering the arguments made by its chief critics, and analyzing the role of actual malice in contemporary litigation.
This new edition builds on the excellent work done in past versions of the Practice Guide by adding important new case law to existing sections, as well as adding new sections. Most notably, the Practice Guide now includes an in-depth look at the pleading standards for actual malice under the Supreme Court’s Twombly and Iqbal…
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MediaLawLetter December 2025
Reporting developments through November 30.
MediaLawLetter October 2025
RFK Jr. Loses Defamation Lawsuit Against Maine-Based Daily Kos Blogger; Disney’s Selection of Bands for Concerts Is Within Scope of California’s Anti-SLAPP Law; Federal Court Permanently Blocks Unprecedented Texas Book Rating Law; Ten Questions for Dublin lawyer Karyn Harty and more.
MLRC Digital Review September 2025
The Ninth Circuit strikes down California’s ban on visible “like counts” for minors while upholding privacy defaults | The Trump administration cuts a deal to keep TikTok online under Oracle oversight | Warner Bros., Disney, and Universal bring new AI-training infringement suits in California | FTC and ICE actions renew concern over warrantless data access…