The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing expansive new certification and disclosure requirements regarding foreign adversary ownership or control. The proposed…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade
A federal appeals court has invalidated the FCC’s attempt to require broadcasters to file annual reports disclosing the race, ethnicity, and gender of their employees…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Communications & Media Law
Recent political and legal developments call into question the future of the Federal Communications Commission’s in-house enforcement practices…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will start on March 16, 2025 and conclude with the national championship games in early April.
Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
The FCC has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding radio broadcasters that manipulating airplay based on an artist’s willingness to participate in station promotions or events is illegal under the FCC’s payola rules unless…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law
The Federal Communications Commission is enhancing its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) compliance obligations and increasing base forfeiture amounts for RMD violations. The FCC’s new rules follow a recent Enforcement Bureau…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit reinstated a stay of the Corporate Transparency Act’s requirement that businesses must file Beneficial Ownership Information reports. Accordingly, there is at present no obligation to…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Subscription-based services are a lynchpin of the services industry and the current focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” rule. Responding to customer complaints focusing on the difficulty of…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
The Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason is underway, and the World Series will start on October 25, 2024. Your radio or television station may want to be involved in promotions that are tied to the baseball championships..…
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/ Intellectual Property
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require radio and television stations, as well as cable, direct broadcast satellite operators such as Dish and DirecTV, and satellite radio operators such as Sirius/XM…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
The FCC has adopted a three-year pilot program that will disburse up to $200 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to schools and libraries seeking to cover eligible cybersecurity services and equipment. The pilot…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Education Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The FCC has taken several actions directed at low power television (LPTV), Class A, and television translator stations.
On August 20, 2024, the FCC will lift its freeze on major modification applications to permit LPTV,…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law
The Summer Olympic Games will begin on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) carefully protect Olympic trademarks and copyrights…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
The FCC has fined Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and Mission Broadcasting, Inc. $1.8 million after finding Nexstar exercised de facto control over Mission’s Station WPIX (TV) in New York without FCC consent.
The FCC also found…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Finance & Banking
The Federal Communications Commission has created a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program, also known as the “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program,” for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products. The FCC is seeking public…
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