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Copyright Royalty Board Announces SoundExchange Audits of Royalty Payments for Webcasters (Including Broadcast Simulcasts) and Other Digital Music Services

By |2021-01-08T11:25:53-06:00January 8th, 2021|Legal News|

The Copyright Royalty Board today published a Federal Register notice announcing that SoundExchange was auditing a number of broadcasters and other webcasters to assess their compliance with the statutory music licenses provided by Sections 112 and 114 of the Copyright Act for the public performance of sound recordings and ephemeral copies made in the digital transmission process by... Continue Reading…

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Copyright Office Begins Review of Changes in Satellite Television Statutory License for Carriage of Local Television Stations

By |2021-01-06T11:01:51-06:00January 6th, 2021|Legal News|

A Notice of Inquiry from the Copyright Office was published today in the Federal Register, announcing the initiation of an inquiry into the effects of the 2019 changes in the statutory license under Section 119 of the Copyright Act for satellite television providers to retransmit local television stations.  Pursuant to that license, a satellite carrier... Continue Reading…

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Copyright Office Begins Review of Changes in Satellite Television Statutory License for Carriage of Local Television Stations

By |2021-01-06T11:01:51-06:00January 6th, 2021|Legal News|

A Notice of Inquiry from the Copyright Office was published today in the Federal Register, announcing the initiation of an inquiry into the effects of the 2019 changes in the statutory license under Section 119 of the Copyright Act for satellite television providers to retransmit local television stations.  Pursuant to that license, a satellite carrier... Continue Reading…

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A Broadcaster’s 2021 Regulatory Calendar – Looking at Some of the Important Dates for the Year Ahead

By |2021-01-05T11:21:47-06:00January 5th, 2021|Legal News|

Here we are, in a new and hopefully more “normal” year – wondering what will be ahead.  Each year, at about this time, we put together a look at the regulatory dates ahead for broadcasters – or at least the primary ones that we already know.  This year is no different – and we offer... Continue Reading…

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More FTC Consent Decrees Emphasize Prohibitions on Advertising of Unproven Health Benefits of CBD Products

By |2020-12-30T10:35:19-06:00December 30th, 2020|Legal News|

Just before Christmas, the Federal Trade Commission issued consent decrees with six companies resolving proceedings alleging that their marketing of CBD products was deceptive.  The consent decrees included monetary penalties as high as $80,000 and compliance plans to ensure that the named companies would not engage in future marketing of unproven health benefits of CBD... Continue Reading…

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Outgoing FCC Chairman Pai Calls for Modernization of Media Ownership Rules – Audio Competition Issues for the New FCC To Consider  

By |2020-12-21T11:10:26-06:00December 21st, 2020|Legal News|

Last week, Chairman Pai gave a speech to the Media Institute in Washington, talking about his deregulatory accomplishments during his tenure as FCC Chairman.  Central to his speech was the suggestion that the broadcast ownership rules no longer made sense, as they regulate an incredibly small piece of the media landscape, while digital competitors, who... Continue Reading…

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MORE Act Passes House – But Don’t Rush to Run Marijuana Ads on Your Broadcast Station

By |2020-12-10T09:17:25-06:00December 10th, 2020|Legal News|

Last week, there was much written in the press about the MORE Act passing in the House of Representatives, taking actions to decriminalize marijuana under federal law.  This would include removing marijuana from Schedule I, which is the list of drugs whose use for almost all purposes is prohibited in the United States.  The passage... Continue Reading…

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FCC Terminates Proceeding to Dedicate TV Channel in Each Market to Unlicensed Wireless Use

By |2020-12-09T10:13:59-06:00December 9th, 2020|Legal News|

One of the last questions about the repacking of the television spectrum following the television incentive auction was whether there would be a UHF television channel set aside in each television market for unlicensed wireless uses.  Microsoft and other tech companies have been pushing for that set aside for years, arguing that more capacity for... Continue Reading…

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