NCAA Tournament Advertising:  Use of Trademarks and … One More Thing (2022 Update – Part 1)

By |2022-03-08T07:34:05-06:00March 8th, 2022|Legal News|

With the 2022 NCAA Collegiate Basketball Tournament about to begin, as faithful readers of this blog know, broadcasters, publishers and other businesses need to be wary about potential claims arising from their use of terms and logos associated with the tournament (see, for instance, our articles last year about this same time, here and here). ... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 6, 2021 to March 12, 2021

By |2021-03-13T17:23:06-06:00March 13th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau reminded stations of their obligation to comply with all sponsorship identification rules and to disclose information... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 6, 2021 to March 12, 2021

By |2021-03-13T17:23:06-06:00March 13th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau reminded stations of their obligation to comply with all sponsorship identification rules and to disclose information... Continue Reading…

March Madness Trademarks:  Avoiding a Foul Call from the NCAA (2020 Update)(Part 2 – Even if the Tournament is Off)

By |2020-03-13T07:49:53-05:00March 13th, 2020|Legal News|

While the NCAA has called off March Madness, promotions may still be continuing, and we certainly hope that the tournament will be back again next year.  So we figured that, as this article was already written, we might as well publish it.  Yesterday, we wrote about the history of the NCAA’s assembling of the rights... Continue Reading…

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