RMLC Requests Consolidation of ASCAP and BMI Proceeding on Radio Music Royalties – A Step Toward a Unified Process for Resolving All Music Royalty Issues? 

By |2023-08-18T10:03:45-05:00August 18th, 2023|Legal News|

In recent weeks, some of the radio trade magazines have been carrying coverage of the litigation between the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) and ASCAP and BMI over the rates that will be paid by commercial radio broadcasters for the public performance of musical compositions that are licensed through these Performing Rights Organizations (PROs).   Negotiations... Continue Reading…

FEC Asks for Public Comment on Petition for Rulemaking on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads

By |2023-08-16T10:36:56-05:00August 16th, 2023|Legal News|

The Federal Election Commission last week voted to open for public comment the question of whether to start a rulemaking proceeding to declare that “deepfakes” or other AI technology used to generate false images of a candidate doing or saying something, without a disclosure that the image, audio or video, was generated by artificial intelligence and portrays... Continue Reading…

FCC Moves to Prevent Unwanted and Illegal Phone Calls and Texts

By |2023-08-08T12:57:01-05:00August 8th, 2023|Legal News|

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are partnering in “Operation Stop Scam Calls,” a multijurisdictional effort to stop illegal telemarketing calls. Recent actions by the FCC expand robocall prevention efforts and step up enforcement of its rules. Additionally, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeks to clarify consumer consent requirements for receiving […]

EAS Nationwide Test Scheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 2023

By |2023-08-03T13:06:42-05:00August 3rd, 2023|Legal News|

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) have announced that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) will take place on October 4, 2023, at 2:20 pm EDT.   As we previously reported, EAS participants, with limited exceptions, should have already filed their ETRS Form 1 providing the FCC...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces FM/LPFM Modification Application Filing Freeze

By |2023-08-03T12:00:59-05:00August 3rd, 2023|Legal News|

This week, the FCC announced that between September 1, 2023 and November 8, 2023, it will not accept LPFM and FM translator minor modification applications.  This application freeze arises in conjunction with the filing window for LPFM construction permits, which will be open from November 1, 2023 through November 8, 2023.  More details regarding this...… Continue Reading

Looking at the Rules for the November Window for Filing for New LPFM Stations – and the September 1 Freeze on Changes in Existing FM Translator and LPFM Facilities

By |2023-08-03T11:15:21-05:00August 3rd, 2023|Legal News|

The FCC’s Media Bureau this week issued a Public Notice announcing the rules for filing applications for new Low Power FM stations during a filing window that will open on November 1 and close on November 8, 2023 at 6 PM EST.  As part of that announcement of the rules for the preparation and processing... Continue Reading…

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