Looking at the Some of the Policy Issues for Media and Music Companies From the Expanding Use of Artificial Intelligence

By |2023-03-29T08:48:55-05:00March 29th, 2023|Legal News|

Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of the last few months.  Since the public release of ChatGPT, seemingly every tech company has either announced a new AI program or some use for AI that will compete with activities currently performed by real people. While AI poses all sorts of questions for society and issues for... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 3 to December 9, 2022

By |2022-12-11T10:41:55-06:00December 11th, 2022|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. The FCC has sent an e-mail, apparently to all broadcasters, regarding the cybersecurity of broadcast stations that use the DASDEC... Continue Reading…

Federal Election Commission Adopts New Rules for Sponsorship Disclaimers for Online Political Advertising – And to Consider Rules for Political Marketing Through Social Media Influencers 

By |2022-12-05T11:23:32-06:00December 5th, 2022|Legal News|

Last week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) adopted new disclaimer requirements for internet-based political advertising, including the identification of the ad sponsor.  This decision resolves many of the issues that have been debated at the FEC for over a decade as to what internet content is considered a “public communication” that requires a disclosure of... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 12 to November 18, 2022

By |2022-11-20T10:12:22-06:00November 20th, 2022|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 November 17, the FCC’s Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Second NPRM”) on foreign government sponsored programming was published in... Continue Reading…

State Actions on Political Advertising – Meta to Appeal $24.6 Million Washington State Penalty for Facebook Political Ad Violations

By |2022-11-02T11:19:33-05:00November 2nd, 2022|Legal News|

Any media platform that accepts ads for political races and ballot issues in Washington State is aware of the state’s detailed rules that govern all forms of political advertising.  Digital platforms, in particular, are concerned by state rules that require the platforms to maintain and make available to the public not only the information required... Continue Reading…

October Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Renewals and EEO Obligations, Quarterly Issues Programs Lists, Rulemaking Comments and More

By |2022-09-30T09:26:57-05:00September 30th, 2022|Legal News|

With regulatory fees due today, September 30, 2022 (extended from September 28 because of the effects of Hurricane Ian and some other technical issues with fee payment by this FCC Public Notice, with the date for waiver requests similarly extended by this Public Notice), it is time to look ahead to October and some of... Continue Reading…

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