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As 2025 fades into the rearview mirror, many of the entertainment and media industry’s biggest legal questions remain unresolved. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler take a forward-looking approach to the cases and doctrines that could shape 2026.
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Your intellectual property is one of your company’s most valuable assets. Are you keeping track of it? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler walk through why an IP checkup is a smart way to kick off the year and how businesses can safeguard their intellectual property assets.
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In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman break down The New York Times v. Perplexity AI, a lawsuit that goes beyond copyright and into largely untested trademark territory. They discuss the Times’ allegations that Perplexity copied its journalism at both the input and output stages and, more significantly, that the AI attributed fabricated or inaccurate content to the Times using its trademarks. The case raises new questions about false designation of origin, trademark dilution, and how AI hallucinations could expose platforms to liability. Continue reading New York Times v. Perplexity AI: Copyright, Hallucinations, and Trademark Risk