The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same:  Risks of Using or Accepting or Engaging in Advertising or Promotions that Use FINAL FOUR or Other NCAA Trademarks:  2025 Update – Part I

By |2025-03-12T07:23:43-05:00March 12th, 2025|Legal News|

Each year, as the NCAA basketball tournaments get underway, my colleague Mitch Stabbe highlights the trademark issues that can arise from uses of the well-known words and phrases associated with the games in advertising, promotions, and other media coverage. Here is Part I of his review. Look for Part II tomorrow. This is my tenth... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  February 24, 2025 to February 28, 2025

By |2025-03-02T08:08:43-06:00March 2nd, 2025|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we provided our regular monthly look ahead at the important regulatory dates for broadcasters in... Continue Reading…

March 2025 Regulatory Updates for Broadcasters – Daylight Savings Time, Comment Deadlines, FCC Ownership Rules in Court, Political Windows, and more

By |2025-02-28T10:39:16-06:00February 28th, 2025|Legal News|

While there are only a few regulatory deadlines scheduled for broadcasters this March, with more coming in April, as has occurred so many times in the last few years, we need to remind you that even the FCC deadlines in late March and early April could be postponed if there is a federal government shutdown,... Continue Reading…

National Association of Broadcasters Urges FCC to Accelerate NextGen TV Transition

By |2025-02-27T10:48:07-06:00February 27th, 2025|Legal News|

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) yesterday filed a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to establish a “clear timeline” to complete the transition to the ATSC 3.0 (a/k/a “NextGen TV”) television transmission standard.  The Petition follows last week’s NAB ex parte meeting with Chairman Carr and Acting Chief of the Media Bureau, Erin Boone, […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor February 2025

By |2025-02-26T12:57:03-06:00February 26th, 2025|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Seven-Figure Fine Proposed for Robocaller Targeting FCC Staff FCC’s Enforcement Bureau Issues Payola Warning to Broadcasters California Noncommercial TV Station Licensee Enters $25,000 Consent […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  February 17, 2025 to February 21, 2025

By |2025-02-23T08:33:43-06:00February 23rd, 2025|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed the process by which SoundExchange can audit any webcaster who streams its programming... Continue Reading…

Copyright Royalty Board Announces SoundExchange Audits of Broadcast Companies Streaming Their Signals – How Do These Audits Work?

By |2025-02-19T09:42:20-06:00February 19th, 2025|Legal News|

The Copyright Royalty Board this week published notice in the Federal Register that SoundExchange is auditing two broadcast companies who are streaming their signals online to assess 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... Continue Reading…

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