SanctionsGet Your Popcorn Ready: Sanctions Regulations Involving Artwork and Media Content in a Post-'Chevron' World
When many consider U.S. sanctions, they think about familiar targets like foreign banks and energy companies. But the United States has similarly used sanctions to pursue individuals and entities that operate in the creative arena, like foreign TV networks and movie studios, art collectors and movie producers. Going forward, however, U.S. regulators may find it hard to police creative industries after the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, discussed here.
November 14, 2024 at 02:25 PM
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When many consider U.S. sanctions, they think about familiar targets: foreign banks, oligarchs, energy companies. But what people may not realize is that for years now, the United States has similarly used sanctions to pursue individuals and entities that operate in the creative space: for example, recently OFAC has sanctioned foreign TV networks and movie studios, while DOJ has indicted art collectors and movie producers.
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