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ArticlePre-Filing And Post-Filing License Renewal Announcement Reminder For Radio Stations In Arkansas, Louisiana, And MississippiFull power commercial and noncommercial radio stations and LPFM stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticlePre-Filing And Post-Filing License Renewal Announcement Reminder For Radio Stations In Indiana, Kentucky, And TennesseeFull power commercial and noncommercial radio stations and LPFM stations licensed to communities in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee must begin airing pre-filing license renewal announcementsUnited StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleWho (If Anyone) Owns AI-Generated Content?Whose content is it anyway? This is one of the questions that many hope will be answered by a federal court in Thaler v. Perlmutter. United StatesTechnologyPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Endorses "Catalyst" Theory for Awarding Attorneys´ Fees to Plaintiffs in Unsuccessful Public Interest LitigationOn December 2, 2004, the California Supreme Court issued two important opinions that may greatly increase the exposure of defendants to attorneys’ fee awards in cases involving the "public interest."United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleStock Compensation Accounting Rules May Require Compensation Accounting Charge For Discretionary Capitalization Adjustments Under Stock PlansMembers of leading accounting firms in the United States have recently advised companies that their stock compensation plans may need to be amended to avoid future accounting charges on outstanding stock awards in the event of capitalization or stock adjustments such as stock splits, spin-offs, and stock dividends. United StatesStrategyPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleBank Regulatory Relief Legislation: What It Does And Does Not AccomplishRecently President Bush signed into law the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 (the "Act"), Public Law 109-351. The legislation was the result of a review of voluminous regulations as well as extensive Congressional negotiations, and its primary purpose was to redraft or repeal obsolete or overly burdensome laws affecting the financial services industry. United StatesFinance and BankingPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleOutlook On AI And Civil Rights Law And PolicyIn the absence of concrete legislative parameters, the Biden Administration has sought to address civil rights concerns related to AI through guidance documents and agency enforcement actions.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Article2019 Fourth Quarter Children's Television Programming DocumentationThe fourth quarter of 2019 represents the last time that full power and Class A television stations will submit documentation of compliance with the Children's Television Act of 1990 United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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ArticleCHIPS Act Funds Start To FlowFirst funding opportunity announced for commercial front-end and back-end semiconductor fabrication facilities. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleProxy Season Brings A Third Wave Of "Gotcha" Shareholder LitigationProxy season is upon us and the plaintiffs' bar is demonstrating its resourcefulness by bringing a third wave of shareholder litigation. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleSEC's Heightened Scrutiny Of Rule 10b5-1 Plans And Final Rulemaking Focus Is On Insiders Rather Than IssuersSecurities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) Rule 10b5-1, adopted more than 20 years ago, made it possible for insiders of publicly traded companies...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleNew York Department Of Financial Services Rule Will Require Banks To Collect Demographic Data With Commercial Credit ApplicationsOn October 26, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a revised proposed rule that, when finalized, will require New York banks to collect detailed demographic...United StatesFinance and BankingPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleU.S. District Court In Connecticut Navigates Supreme Court Precedent Barring Recovery Of Certain Postpetition Default InterestWhether and on what terms postpetition interest can be collected is a heavily debated and hot topic. The term "postpetition interest" means interest accruing after a borrower files...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleSoftware Copying for Maintenance or Repair Purposes can be Protected by Copyright Act "Safe Harbor"In a case of first impression, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the "safe harbor" provision of Section 117(c) of the Copyright Act applies to conduct that constitutes "maintenance or repair" of a machine, even if the repair activity results in some copying of source code. United StatesIntellectual PropertyPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleCalifornia Court Of Appeal Affirms Trial Court's Grant Of Summary Judgment To Defendants In Proposition 65 Coffee CaseAfter 12 years of litigation, coffee manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are one step closer to closing the door on Proposition 65 warnings on coffee.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleU.S. Chemical Safety Board's Proposed Accidental Release Reporting RuleAs required by its enabling legislation, on February 5, 2020, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) proposed a rule describing how and when an owner or operatorUnited StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleFCC Enforcement Monitor August 2019Pillsbury's communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticlePre-Filing And Post-Filing License Renewal Announcement Reminder For Radio Stations In Alabama And Georgiaull power commercial and noncommercial radio stations and LPFM stations licensed to communities in Alabama and Georgia must begin airing pre-filing license renewal announcements on October 1, 2019.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman