Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

But in that article, we did not focus on political issue ads , which also raise their own FCC obligations, particularly with respect to the public file and sponsorship identification. Unlike candidate ads, or ads dealing with federal issues, ads from non-candidate groups dealing with state and local elections and issues generally do not require price and schedule information to be uploaded to the online political file (unless those ads also mention a federal issue ).

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

To avoid issues, many website owners look for ways to get permission to use photos, signing up for subscriptions from stock photo services or, often when trying to save money, relying on photos made available through some “creative commons” license.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With both Arizona and Utah now allowing nonlawyers to deliver legal services through alternative business structures, the American Bar Association today issued a formal ethics opinion that addresses the question of whether lawyers outside those states may passively invest in an ABS.

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It is again time for full-power and Class A broadcasters to upload quarterly issues/programs lists to their station’s public file. federal issue ads ). As we enter the last quarter of the year, the broadcasters’ October calendar is full of important regulatory dates and deadlines.

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Media Law

MARCH 10, 2021

The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility today issued a formal ethics opinion providing guidance on virtual law practices.

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LawSites

AUGUST 18, 2021

After I reported earlier today that Litera had withdrawn its employees from attending ILTACON next week, the company issued the following statement.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

That series took forever to get to digital outlets, and still does not appear to be on any subscription streaming service, reportedly because of music rights issues. The same issues apply to any video production using music. Advertising Issues Intellectual Property Internet Video Music Rights On Line Media Podcasting music in podcasts music video rights musical composition musical work sound recording sync right using music in commercials

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Media Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

It enables them to access public data to identify legal issues — issues they might not even be aware of — and then resolve those issues on their own.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

You need to first list the significant issues facing the station’s community in the second quarter. Then, for each issue identified, you should list several programs that addressed the issue in some serious way.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

As we highlighted yesterday in our weekly summary of regulatory issues for broadcasters, last week saw a letter from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo to the FCC asking for the FCC to review the enforcement of the rules established by the CALM Act , which prohibits loud commercials on TV stations. We have obviously seen some more attention being paid to enforcement issues in recent months. Maybe it is just a perception, but enforcement issues seem to be a priority for the FCC.

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Media Law Prof Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of one-ring scam calls. One-ring scams are annoying and pernicious, waking up many Americans with confusing calls in the middle of the night and tricking them out of

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A court decision last week helps to resolve that issue, though intervening events have lessened its impact, so the decision has gone relatively unnoticed despite the extensive prior coverage previously devoted to this subject.

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Rights Cable Issues Copyright 87

Media Law

APRIL 14, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many attorneys and their staffs to work from home for the first time, the Pennsylvania Bar Association has issued an ethics opinion intended to provide guidance now and into the future on working from home and other remote locations.

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Voter Suppression Must Be the Central Issue June 9, 2021 Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald, via Getty Images “The right to vote is everything in a democracy. Without influence over power, you are completely vulnerable to that power. There is no way to access prosperity or ensure personal protection when you live in a society in which people who share your interests are inhibited in their political participation.

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Media Law

APRIL 14, 2021

They are based on LinkSquares more than 50 Smart Values, which are key pieces of data that LinkSquares’ AI extracts from every contract, but they incorporate 73 new Strategic Values tailored to specific business issues.

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Contract Intellectual Property Design Issues 56

Media Law

MARCH 29, 2017

Do you have attachment issues? Eastern, Above the Law (@atlblog) and I (@bobambrogi) are hosting a Twitter chat, sponsored by Citrix (@sharefile), called “Attachment Issues: Ethics of Client Communications for Lawyers.” The post Tomorrow: Twitter Chat on Ethics Issues in Client Communications appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. Email attachments, that is. Or questions about encryption, client portals and other forms of client communications?

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Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

My presentation, Legal Issues In Podcasting – What Broadcasters Need to Know , was part of the Broadcasters Meet Podcasters Track. In the presentation, I discussed copyright issues, including some of the music rights issues discussed in my articles here and here , making clear that broadcaster’s current music licenses from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and even SoundExchange don’t provide them the rights to use music in podcasts. I also touched on privacy and security issues.

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Media Law

JANUARY 22, 2018

Now online is the TECHSHOW issue of Law Practice magazine, the publication of the ABA’s Law Practice Division. I was co-editor of this issue, along with Mary E. Among the articles featured in this issue: Practical Magic: Law’s Hands-on AI Revolution, by James A. The post Law Practice Magazine’s Techshow Issue Is Out appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.

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Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Two Class A TV stations face fines of $15,000 and $20,000 for failing to timely upload a significant number of quarterly issues/programs lists to their public file. Issues/programs lists are the only FCC-required documents that demonstrate a station’s public service to its community.

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Broadcast Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Where do all the Washington DC legal issues facing TV broadcasters stand? While we try on this Blog to write about many of those issues, we can’t always address everything that is happening. Every few months, my partner David O’Connor and I update a list of the legal and regulatory issues facing TV broadcasters. That list of issues is published by TVNewsCheck and the latest version, published today, is available on their website, here.

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Media Law

AUGUST 12, 2016

Unfortunately, the popular app has also raised a host of legal issues, from trespassing to muggings to accidents on foot and on the road. The post Podcast: The Legal Issues Surrounding Pokémon Go appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. Pokémon Go is the latest craze sweeping the world. The location-based augmented reality mobile game/app produced 15 million downloads in just its first week.

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Mobile Reality Games Issues 57

Media Law Prof Blog

AUGUST 12, 2019

Fifty ways to litigate Star Trek issues! This post, originally published at the Trademark & Copyright Law Blog.by David Kluft, is a little dated, but it's entertaining. Maybe he'd be willing to update? There's a Star Trek: Discovery plagiarism lawsuit

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Media Law Prof Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Reddit Ireland is going offline in the early morning (Irish time) in order to try to prevent postings from the United States that encourage hate speech. These postings appear during daytime in the U.S. More here from the BBC News

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Issues 52

Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2017

Earlier this week, the Campaign Legal Center and Issue One, two political “watchdog” organizations, filed FCC complaints against two Georgia TV stations, alleging violations of the rules that govern the documents that need to be placed into a station’s public inspection file regarding political “issue advertising” (see their press release here , with links to the complaints at the bottom of the release).

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Gordon P. Firemark

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

One of the issues in the impasse between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is the Force Majeure Clause. The article explains the current Force majeure clause, the issue between the parties and the consquences of its application and enforcement. Backstage magazine has A good piece by Armin Shimerman on Force Majeure.

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Broadcast Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Where do all the Washington DC legal issues facing TV broadcasters stand? While we try on this Blog to write about many of those issues, we can’t always address everything that is happening. Every few months, my partner David O’Connor and I update a list of the legal and regulatory issues facing TV broadcasters. That list of issues is published by TVNewsCheck and the latest version, published today, is available on their website, here.

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Wireless Ownership Trades Issues 40

Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In recent weeks, we’ve written about a number of legal issues that need to be considered in connection with podcasting – getting releases from guests , making sure that ownership of the podcast is clear , and considering music royalties. Another issue that I discussed in my presentation on legal issues for broadcasters entering the podcast industry at Podcast Movement in late July was one of sponsorship identification.

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Media Law

JANUARY 16, 2014

In this […] The post Podcast: The Legal Issues Surrounding Bitcoin appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. Cyber currency Bitcoin has seen an exponential rise in value and popularity since its inception in 2010. Consider this: If you had bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoins in 2010, it would be worth $2.4 million dollars today. But as Bitcoin gains wider mainstream use, it is surrounded by a host of legal questions.

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Music Technology Policy

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Remember when Spotify bought Joe Rogan’s podcast and signed him to deliver futures? Big money, big press release. Big chuckles in some quarters, why? Welcome to the world of artist relations, Mr. Ek. Here’s a suggestion. When you sign an artist who you know is controversial going in, expect…you know…controversy. Is that really so hard to figure out? And understand that whatever that artist does, their brand is potentially going to be wrapped around your brand.

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Media Law

APRIL 6, 2020

In Australia, as elsewhere, COVID-19 is creating a surge in the demand for legal help, especially among low-income individuals, as people face job losses, evictions, bankruptcy, domestic violence, and end-of-life issues.

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Media Law Prof Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Via Judy Woodruff and Kevin Madden, the United States Postal Service announces that it is issuing a new Forever Stamp honoring the late journalist Gwen Ifill. More here from the USPS website

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Service Issues 40

Media Law

AUGUST 14, 2019

The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, its policy-making body, voted this week to approve a resolution urging courts and lawyers to address the emerging ethical and legal issues related to the usage of artificial intelligence in the practice of law. The report also describes issues of bias and transparency in the use of AI. ” But the report also suggests that a purpose behind the resolution is simply to raise awareness of issues around the use of AI.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

The 2018 proceeding was stalled while issues about the FCC’s prior review of the broadcast ownership rules – issues that challenged the weight and analysis that the FCC gave to the effect of changes to ownership rules on ownership diversity – were litigated through the courts. If you have something to say on the issues, file your comments on the Quadrennial Review by the now-established August 2 deadline. .

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Communications And Entertainment Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 18, 2016

There are so many legal issues that facing broadcasters that it is sometimes difficult to keep up with them all. Each quarter, my partner David O’Connor and I update a list of the legal and regulatory issues facing TV broadcasters. That list of issues is published by TVNewsCheck and is available on their website, here. Our latest update was published last week, and provides a summary of the status of legal and regulatory issues ranging from the adoption of the ATSC 3.0

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 31, 2019

We have written about some of the issues that broadcasters should already be considering in our Political Broadcasting Guide (which we plan to update shortly). Obviously, one of the primary issues is lowest unit rates – as those rates become effective 45 days before the primaries (or before any caucus which is open to members of the general public). There are issues to consider about free time for candidates.

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Media Law

JULY 27, 2020

I sat in last week on a powerful panel discussion, “Talking Successfully About Race, Politics & Gender at Work,” in which two law firm executives shared how they and their staffs talk about difficult issues of race and gender.

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Politics Issues Law 52

Media Law

MAY 12, 2017

The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued a major new opinion providing guidance on the steps lawyers should take to protect client confidentiality in electronic communications. The new opinion, Formal Opinion 477 (embedded copy below), updates Formal Opinion 99-413, issued in 1999, to reflect changes in the digital landscape as […].

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Committee Issues 74

Music Technology Policy

APRIL 6, 2021

In a statement issued today on the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 5 decision in the Google v. Oracle case , in which the Court ruled 6–2 that Google’s copying of Oracle’s Java code was permissible under the fair use doctrine, Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid stated the following: . Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Google in the decade long Google v.

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Media Law

MARCH 9, 2016

Hot off the presses is the Techshow issue of Law Practice, the magazine of the ABA’s Law Practice Division. The issue is devoted to legal technology, with a particular emphasis on becoming technologically competent. I’m proud to say that I served as “team leader” for this issue, along with the stellar team of Mary Vandenack, […].

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Media Law

APRIL 25, 2019

Today, AILA and Fastcase released the inaugural issue of the AILA Law Journal. It includes seven articles on current issues in immigration law, including pieces on the renunciation of U.S. AILA members can also purchase a subscription to the print version of the journal for $49 a year, which includes up to three copies of each issue. Those who are not AILA members can purchase individual issues in print or digital formats for $60 through the Fastcase Bookstore.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The FCC issued a Public Notice reminding broadcasters that a two-month biennial ownership report window opened Friday, October 1 and will stay open through Wednesday, December 1.

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Broadcasting TV Licensee Commercials 71

Media Law Prof Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The Leveson Inquiry has concluded with the issuance of its report, An Inquiry Into the Culture, Practices, and Ethics of the Press: A Report. It's four volumes, and it begins with a bang. Mr. Justice Leveson calls for new legislation

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