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Ashlee Difuntorum’s recent Forbes article, “The Social Reckoning Depicts ‘The Facebook Files.’ What Happened After?” examines the legal consequences of whistleblower Frances Haugen’s 2021 disclosures about Facebook in light of the recent release of The ......

Ashlee Difuntorum’s recent Forbes article, “Audible’s New AI Stories Test The Boundaries Of Copyright Law,” examines the copyright questions raised by Audible’s new Interactive Story feature, which allows listeners to have real-time conversations with AI-powered ......

Ashlee Difuntorum’s recent Forbes article, “How Taylor Swift’s Masters Battle Led Olivia Rodrigo to ‘Practical Magic 2,’” examines how Taylor Swift’s highly publicized fight over her master recordings helped influence Olivia Rodrigo’s approach to music ......

In Ashlee Difuntorum’s latest Forbes article, titled “Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement Complicates Brand-Creator Deals On Social Media,” she unpacks Meta’s settlement to resolve claims that Instagram and Facebook were designed to addict children and illegally collect ......

Ashlee Difuntorum penned a Forbes article titled “Hayden Panettiere’s Neutrogena Story Exposes A Problem With Morality Clauses,” examining how traditional morality clauses in celebrity and influencer contracts may no longer reflect the realities of today’s ......

Ray Seilie was recently quoted in an IndieWire article titled “Disney and ABC Pushing Back on the Trump FCC Is a Sneaky, Low-Risk Move That Could Make Them Look Like Heroes” where he examines Disney ......

Ashlee Difuntorum’s latest Forbes article, “Why Secret Recordings On Social Media Have Little Legal Protection,” discusses the limited legal protections individuals have when being filmed in public by a cell phone or even discreet smart ......

Ashlee Difuntorum recently published an article entitled “Spider-Man: Brand New Day Slings Record Brand Deals. The Brands On Screen Tell The Real Story” in Forbes. In the article, Ashlee explores how Spider-Man: Brand New Day ......

Ashlee Difuntorum’s latest article for Forbes, entitled “Paramount’s Paused Merger Doesn’t Ease Creators’ Fears–But The ‘Obsession’ And ‘Backrooms’ Story Should,” unpacks how the news of Paramount’s agreement to pause its proposed $110 billion acquisition of ......

Ashlee Difuntorum recently published an article entitled “Why FIFA Locks Down Content While Coachella Lets Creators Run Wild” in Forbes. In the article, Ashlee examines the vastly different business models behind major cultural events like ......

Ashlee Difuntorum recently published the article titled “‘Love Island USA’: Brands Urged Melanie To Leave Sincere–But She Can’t Collect” in Forbes. This piece examines whether brands’ high-profile marketing efforts, presented through open letters to Peacock’s ......

Ashlee Difuntorum recently published an article entitled “‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Tests What People Will Pay For—Creators Should Pay Attention” in Forbes. This article explores the impact of NBCUniversal Peacock’s recent decision to screen ......