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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 II

By Mitchell Stabbe|2025-03-12T20:48:23-05:00March 12th, 2025|Legal News|

Yesterday, I wrote about the history of the NCAA’s assembling of the rights to an array of trademarks associated with this month’s college basketball tournaments. Today, I will provide some examples of the activities that can bring unwanted NCAA attention to your promotions or advertising, as well as an increasingly important development that should be... Continue Reading…

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 Mitchell Stabbe|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 17, 2025 to February 21, 2025

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|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…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 10, 2025 to February 14, 2025

By David Oxenford|2025-02-16T08:31:41-06:00February 16th, 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 FCC Enforcement Advisory released last week warning of payola concerns in coercing... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Advisory Warns of Payola Concerns in Coercing Bands to Play at Broadcast Station Events with Threats of Decreased Airplay – and Reminds All Broadcasters, Radio and TV, of Sponsorship Identification Requirements

By David Oxenford|2025-02-11T09:35:39-06:00February 11th, 2025|Legal News|

When in January I offered my predictions as to the issues that the new FCC would be considering this year, payola and musical artists complaining of being coerced to play for free at radio station concerts or other events was not on the bingo card. That changed early this past week when Tennessee Senator Marsha... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 3, 2025 to February 7, 2025

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2025-02-09T07:31:14-06:00February 9th, 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 National Music Publishers Association’s announcement that it had sent Spotify a take-down... Continue Reading…

November 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: AM Stations Need to Adjust to the End of Daylight Savings Time, Deadline for Aural Description of Visual Emergency Alerts for TV, Final Rules for FM Zonecasting, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-31T09:33:29-05:00October 31st, 2024|Legal News|

With much of everyone’s focus on the outcome of the November 5 general election, broadcasters can’t forget the regulatory dates and deadlines in November and early December. While the dates and deadlines in November are lighter than in many other months, many routine deadlines do fall in early December, and even the upcoming month does... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 21, 2024 to October 25, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-27T08:32:23-05:00October 27th, 2024|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 FCC’s announcement last week regarding the second round of 2024 EEO audit... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 7, 2024 to October 11, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-13T08:44:03-05:00October 13th, 2024|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 how broadcasters, in the last weeks before the November election, should evaluate political... Continue Reading…