Was One-Punch Man’s Second Season Really That Bad?

Jessica M. Balch

One-Punch Man Season 1, is one of the best-looking anime to ever grace our screens. Its energetic camerawork, zapping brawls, heart-stopping action scenes, and dazzling animation cleared out fans dribbling after each episode. At that point, the news came that Season 2 would switch animation studios from Madhouse to J.C. […]

Copyrights and U.S. Customs, Part 1

Jessica M. Balch

We are pleased to present the second installment in a multipart series designed to help right holders and importers better understand the opportunities and obligations that attach to intellectual property rights (IPR) in the U.S. Customs regulatory environment. The focus of this installment is on copyrights. Owing to the diversity […]

Copyrights and U.S. Customs, Part 2

Jessica M. Balch

This post is the second part of the second installment in a multipart series designed to help right holders and importers better understand the opportunities and obligations that attach to intellectual property rights (IPR) in the U.S. Customs regulatory environment. Part 1 of the second installment discussed copyright infringement levels recognized by […]

Court Refuses to Halt Museveni’s Suit Against Daily Monitor

Jessica M. Balch

An application to stay/halt court proceedings in respect of a suit filed by President Yoweri Museveni against the Daily Monitor Newspaper pending the determination of a constitutional petition filed by the newspaper’s lawyers Counsel James Nangwala and Counsel Mugweri Nangwala has been denied by Justice Musa Ssekaana at High Court […]

SEC Enhances Proxy Vote Reporting

Jessica M. Balch

For nearly 20 years, mutual funds have been required to report to the public on the proxy votes they cast at annual shareholder meetings. The Securities and Exchange Commission now wants even more information about those votes. The SEC announced earlier this month that it had approved changes to Form […]

December Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – License Renewals, EEO Reports, Rulemaking Comments on Foreign Government Programming and EAS, and More

Jessica M. Balch

Even with the holidays upon us, regulation never stops.  There are numerous regulatory dates in December to which broadcasters need to pay heed to avoid having the FCC play Grinch for missing some important deadline. December 1 is the deadline for license renewal applications for television stations (full power, Class […]

Forever houses | Koehler Law

Jessica M. Balch

by Jamison Koehler on August 25, 2022 My wife has a history of agreeing to rent or buy the first place we visit whenever we are looking for a place to live.   This is great, she says.  We will take it. No, no, no, I respond.  We can’t take the first place […]

Yea, You Know They’re Gonna Try…

Jessica M. Balch

A week or so ago, Rolling Stone published this: To whit:  In recent months, Trump has convened a series of in-person meetings and conference calls to discuss laying the groundwork to challenge the 2022 midterm election results, four people familiar with the conversations tell Rolling Stone. In these conversations, pro-Trump […]

Google and iHeartMedia Sued Over Unlawful Advertising

Jessica M. Balch

First hand experiences are an extremely potent weapon when it comes to convincing audiences about a product or service. Marketers and advertisers invest a lot of resources in testimonials. Google did the same to promote their smartphone Pixel4 in 2019 and 2020, only the testimonials were falsified, scripted and likely […]

Inside the red ripple

Jessica M. Balch

(Scott Johnson) Dave Seminara’s Spectator column (behind the Spectator paywall) looks on the upside of the downside of the midterms for Republicans. Republicans won the cumulative popular vote for congressional candidates, but what about it? “The popular vote win shouldn’t be a cause of celebration for Republicans, who should have […]

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