In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara J. Sattler break down the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, which reversed a $1 billion judgment against the internet service provider.
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In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss what the law requires, which advertisements may be exempt, and how brands and agencies should approach compliance.
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Longtime blogger at PressThink, media critic, and journalism academic, Jay Rosen announced this week he has started his own Internet archive. I say all things Jay, as he is archiving everything you can find online by him or on him by clicking on it.
Currently the Archive holds 26,615 “records” that reach back to 1986, which is when he
Each author in The Library at LexBlog has an Author Record. Ten fields establishing their authority. Every library needs to have author records to track identity. The Library of Congress keeps one, called the Name Authority Record, and we modeled The Library on theirs.
An Author Record is more important than ever in the days of AI. We’re moving from
Anna Trammell, writting for the Internet Archive Blog, shares that:
“Local news is disappearing. Since 2005, the United States has lost nearly 3,500 newspapers. 213 counties have no local news outlet at all and another 1,524 have just one. Newsrooms continue to shrink, close, and merge, often with no plan in place for the long term preservation and access
Twitter is coming back, or at least it is for me. I’ll also acknowledge Twitter is something you make come back.
Back, to me, means personal engagement – real networking through the Internet. What we’ve sought across the net over the last 30 years.
In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman discuss SAG-AFTRA’s new 2026 TV/Theatrical Agreement and the updated AI provisions shaping the future of entertainment production.
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In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman revisit Lil’ Joe Records, Inc. v. Ross after the Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling in favor of 2 Live Crew. The decision turns on a key bankruptcy issue: whether a copyright termination interest that was never scheduled in a Chapter 7 case remains
How will we be consuming insight and commentary in the next two or three years? With AI it’s hardly going to be the same.
Look at the history of the net, something that advanced much slower than AI is advancing.
Twenty plus years ago no one was reading online. Law firms told me it was nuts to think they would
In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down Patagonia’s trademark lawsuit against drag performer and environmental activist Pattie Gonia. They discuss the trademark claims, the First Amendment defenses, and the broader question of whether filing the lawsuit was the right strategic move.
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