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We usually think of the FCC as the agency that sets the details of the broadcast disclosure obligations for political candidate’s TV ads. But the Federal Election Commission has its own rules for political advertising that are binding on the candidates, rather than on the stations. Right now, the written disclosures of the sponsor of political ads need to run at 4% of vertical picture height for not less than 4 seconds – the same requirement reflected in both the FEC and FCC rules. MORE
Frank Fagan, EDHEC Business School, is publishing Two-Sided Social Media and Bad Faith Political Speech in volume 29 of Research in Law and Economics (2021). The First Amendment affords protection to political speech on the basis MORE
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Delli Carpini, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, have published Making Politics Attractive: Political Satire and Exposure to Political Information in Kirill Chmel and Nikita Savin, both of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and Michael X. MORE
Reblogged from The Trichordist: by Chris Whitten (copyright in the author). It has been thirteen years since the free music service Napster burst into our consciences and anti-copyright activist Larry Lessig began campaigning for the free culture movement. Today however, we find that the free culture movement has lost the war for hearts and minds within the creative community and also increasingly with consumers. Read more… 2,927 more words MORE
Jeremy Horder, London School of Economics, Department of Law, is publishing Online Free Speech and the Suppression of False Political Claims in the 2021 volume of the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law. MORE
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In fact, while libertarians may politically identify as candidates of the Republican Party in certain cases, there are a boatload of libertarians who do not like copyright much at all (the “statutory monopoly” crowd). It’s quite unclear to me that political party affiliation has anything to do with it. The lopsided vote this week on HR 1695 (the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act ) this week invites an explanation (378-48). MORE
Fox, the 9th Circuit has ruled that a Montana statute prohibiting political robocalls runs afoul of the First Amendment, holding while the government may regulate the time, place, and manner of such calls, it may not In Victory Processing v. MORE
Cancelling political ads that tread on (or even trample…or even incinerate) someone’s truth are all the rage. Having skimmed the cream from political ad revenue, Twitter has announced it is banning political ads to great fanfare–after the cow escaped from the barn. We’re way past political ads now. Twitter Meltdown Gary Shapiro Jack Dorsey Phone2Action Twitter political ads MORE
Joshua David Clinton, Vanderbilt University Department of Political Science, and Ted Enamorado have published The Fox News Factor: How the Spread of Fox News Affects Position Taking in Congress. Here is the abstract. Scholars have argued that the media can MORE
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At the FCC’s next required open meeting on August 5 , the Commissioners will vote on opening a rulemaking that proposes two minor clarifications to the political broadcasting rules. MORE
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While we are reviewing Supreme Court decisions that could have an impact on broadcasters, including on political advertising, we thought that we should highlight another decision of the Supreme Court, a case called Americans For Prosperity Foundation v. MORE
Cathay Smith, University of Montana School of Law, is publishing Political Fair Use in volume 62 of the William & Mary Law Review (2020). During election season, politicians and political campaigns often use pop culture or MORE
With the first debate among these candidates scheduled for late June, it seems like we have a real election already underway – and it is time for broadcasters to start thinking about their political broadcasting obligations under FCC rules and the Communications Act , and beginning to make plans for compliance with those rules. 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). MORE
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Robert Yablon, University of Wisconsin Law School, has published Political Advertising, Digital Platforms, and the Democratic Deficiencies of Self-Regulation at 104 Minn. MORE
We usually think of the FCC as the agency that sets the details of the broadcast disclosure obligations for political candidate’s TV ads. But the Federal Election Commission has its own rules for political advertising that are binding on the candidates, rather than on the stations. Right now, the written disclosures of the sponsor of political ads need to run at 4% of vertical picture height for not less than 4 seconds – the same requirement reflected in both the FEC and FCC rules. MORE
Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), has published Mask Bans As Expressions of Memory Politics in the United States. Robert Kahn, University of St. Here is the abstract. Mask laws have a lengthy history in the United States, one primarily, but MORE
Last week, it was announced that the FCC would be considering some changes to its political broadcasting rules at its monthly open meeting in August. MORE
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In this “political” year with Congressional mid-term elections in November, including many hotly contested races for seats in the US House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as many state and local elections, I receive many questions from broadcasters across the country. Perhaps the area in which most questions are received deals with the “political file,” particularly because these files are now available online. MORE
2020 will no doubt be a very active year for political advertising. To help broadcasters sort out the confusing rules they need to follow in connection with such advertising, we have updated our Political Broadcasting Guide for Broadcasters (note that the URL for the updated version has not changed from prior versions, so your bookmarks should continue to work). We trust that our Guide will assist broadcasters in spotting issues in this very active political year. MORE
In this Episode: Political campaigns raise the ire of copyright holders and newscasters. Beyond that, an artist does not have the ability to restrict the use of their song at a political event. In this episode, we discuss political campaign uses of music, tv news clips, etc., Call us with your feedback: (310) 243-6231. A Canadian Lawyer’s perspectives. MegaUpload. Golan v. Holder ruling. Helicopters in video games… need a license? and more. MORE
Back in January, we reminded broadcasters that state and local elections , even those held in “off-years” like 2021, still fall within the FCC’s political broadcasting rules. 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. MORE
Scottie Hughes says she was raped, retaliated against and defamed. Fox News says her lawsuit is a "shameful" publicity stunt. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television THR Online Fox News Channel MORE
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Tina Ruggeiro has published The Gender Gap and its Effect on Presidential Campaigns and Political Ads. Here is the abstract. In America women not only vote differently than men but they also vote in larger numbers (Poggione). In 2000, 56 MORE
A track known as "Eminem esque," used in political ads, allegedly sources to a California company. Music Music Politics Business THR Onlineread more. THR, Esq. MORE
Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), has published Free Speech, Official History and Nationalist Politics: Toward a Typology of Objections to Memory Laws as U of St. Robert Kahn, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-25. MORE
Michael Douglas, The University of Western Australia Law School, is publishing Defamation Actions and Australian Politics in the UNSW Law Journal Forum (2021). MORE
Here is what we wrote last year: [In January 2020], the New York Times ran an article seemingly critical of Facebook for not rejecting ads from political candidates that contained false statements of fact. MORE
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He explains its history and meaning and discusses its links to current UK politics. The Irish Times's Seamas O'Reilly discusses some racist imagery involving the Irish that has popped up in cartooning in UK media recently. More here MORE
In this “political” year with Congressional mid-term elections in November, including many hotly contested races for seats in the US House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as many state and local elections, I receive many questions from broadcasters across the country. Perhaps the area in which most questions are received deals with the “political file,” particularly because these files are now available online. MORE
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Michael Douglas, The University of Western Australia Law School, is publishing Defamation Actions and Australian Politics in the UNSW Law Journal Forum (2021).
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While we are reviewing Supreme Court decisions that could have an impact on broadcasters, including on political advertising, we thought that we should highlight another decision of the Supreme Court, a case called Americans For Prosperity Foundation v.
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Back in January, we reminded broadcasters that state and local elections , even those held in “off-years” like 2021, still fall within the FCC’s political broadcasting rules. 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.
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In fact, while libertarians may politically identify as candidates of the Republican Party in certain cases, there are a boatload of libertarians who do not like copyright much at all (the “statutory monopoly” crowd). It’s quite unclear to me that political party affiliation has anything to do with it. The lopsided vote this week on HR 1695 (the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act ) this week invites an explanation (378-48).
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Here is what we wrote last year: [In January 2020], the New York Times ran an article seemingly critical of Facebook for not rejecting ads from political candidates that contained false statements of fact.
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In this Episode: Political campaigns raise the ire of copyright holders and newscasters. Beyond that, an artist does not have the ability to restrict the use of their song at a political event. In this episode, we discuss political campaign uses of music, tv news clips, etc., Call us with your feedback: (310) 243-6231. A Canadian Lawyer’s perspectives. MegaUpload. Golan v. Holder ruling. Helicopters in video games… need a license? and more.
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Fox, the 9th Circuit has ruled that a Montana statute prohibiting political robocalls runs afoul of the First Amendment, holding while the government may regulate the time, place, and manner of such calls, it may not In Victory Processing v.
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Frank Fagan, EDHEC Business School, is publishing Two-Sided Social Media and Bad Faith Political Speech in volume 29 of Research in Law and Economics (2021). The First Amendment affords protection to political speech on the basis
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In this “political” year with Congressional mid-term elections in November, including many hotly contested races for seats in the US House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as many state and local elections, I receive many questions from broadcasters across the country. Perhaps the area in which most questions are received deals with the “political file,” particularly because these files are now available online.
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2020 will no doubt be a very active year for political advertising. To help broadcasters sort out the confusing rules they need to follow in connection with such advertising, we have updated our Political Broadcasting Guide for Broadcasters (note that the URL for the updated version has not changed from prior versions, so your bookmarks should continue to work). We trust that our Guide will assist broadcasters in spotting issues in this very active political year.
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In this “political” year with Congressional mid-term elections in November, including many hotly contested races for seats in the US House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as many state and local elections, I receive many questions from broadcasters across the country. Perhaps the area in which most questions are received deals with the “political file,” particularly because these files are now available online.
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Cancelling political ads that tread on (or even trample…or even incinerate) someone’s truth are all the rage. Having skimmed the cream from political ad revenue, Twitter has announced it is banning political ads to great fanfare–after the cow escaped from the barn. We’re way past political ads now. Twitter Meltdown Gary Shapiro Jack Dorsey Phone2Action Twitter political ads
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Delli Carpini, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, have published Making Politics Attractive: Political Satire and Exposure to Political Information in Kirill Chmel and Nikita Savin, both of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and Michael X.
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We usually think of the FCC as the agency that sets the details of the broadcast disclosure obligations for political candidate’s TV ads. But the Federal Election Commission has its own rules for political advertising that are binding on the candidates, rather than on the stations. Right now, the written disclosures of the sponsor of political ads need to run at 4% of vertical picture height for not less than 4 seconds – the same requirement reflected in both the FEC and FCC rules.
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DECEMBER 17, 2018
Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), has published Free Speech, Official History and Nationalist Politics: Toward a Typology of Objections to Memory Laws as U of St. Robert Kahn, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-25.
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MARCH 16, 2020
Robert Yablon, University of Wisconsin Law School, has published Political Advertising, Digital Platforms, and the Democratic Deficiencies of Self-Regulation at 104 Minn.
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Mount Holyoke College cancels “The Vagina Monologues” because women who don’t have vaginas got their feels hurt. source) No. F **g seriously. “At At its core, the show offers an extremely narrow perspective on what it means to be a woman…Gender is a wide and varied experience, one that cannot simply be reduced to biological or anatomical […].
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We usually think of the FCC as the agency that sets the details of the broadcast disclosure obligations for political candidate’s TV ads. But the Federal Election Commission has its own rules for political advertising that are binding on the candidates, rather than on the stations. Right now, the written disclosures of the sponsor of political ads need to run at 4% of vertical picture height for not less than 4 seconds – the same requirement reflected in both the FEC and FCC rules.
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July political cartoons from the USA TODAY network
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JUNE 27, 2021
‘Not My Intent’: How Biden’s Impromptu Comments Upended a Political Win President Biden walked back his stray remarks in a bid to salvage an infrastructure agreement that could cement his legacy as a bipartisan deal maker.
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Joshua David Clinton, Vanderbilt University Department of Political Science, and Ted Enamorado have published The Fox News Factor: How the Spread of Fox News Affects Position Taking in Congress. Here is the abstract. Scholars have argued that the media can
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Obama on FBI, Politics - NBC News
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Reblogged from The Trichordist: by Chris Whitten (copyright in the author). It has been thirteen years since the free music service Napster burst into our consciences and anti-copyright activist Larry Lessig began campaigning for the free culture movement. Today however, we find that the free culture movement has lost the war for hearts and minds within the creative community and also increasingly with consumers. Read more… 2,927 more words
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Tina Ruggeiro has published The Gender Gap and its Effect on Presidential Campaigns and Political Ads. Here is the abstract. In America women not only vote differently than men but they also vote in larger numbers (Poggione). In 2000, 56
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With the first debate among these candidates scheduled for late June, it seems like we have a real election already underway – and it is time for broadcasters to start thinking about their political broadcasting obligations under FCC rules and the Communications Act , and beginning to make plans for compliance with those rules. 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).
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