June, 2013

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FCC Seeks Comments on Online Political File for TV Stations - Should Obligations Be Changed or Expanded?

Broadcast Law Blog

'It has been almost a year since the FCC adopted rules for an online public inspection file for television stations. This week, the Commission released a Public Notice requesting comments on how the rules are performing – specifically focusing on the online political file. While the Commission''s rules currently require only that the affiliates of the top four networks, in the Top 50 markets, maintain their political files online , the Commission plans to expand that requirement to all tel

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Contract Basics for Paralegals

The Paralegal Resource

In simple terms, a contract is a legally binding agreement between two parties. Contracts are an essential part of all business relationships. However, despite their importance and ubiquity, there is a fair amount of confusion concerning contract law and what exactly constitutes a contract. So, it is important to understand the basics of a contract law because it is vital for any business.

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FCC Fines of Up to $18,000 Proposed for 7 TV Stations For Failure To Timely File Children's Television Reports - The Big Renewal Issue for TV Stations?

Broadcast Law Blog

'In at least 7 decisions released last week, the FCC fined TV stations between $3000 and $18,000 for failure to timely file Form 398 Children’s Television Reports – reporting on the programming broadcast by the stations to address the educational and informational needs of children. In these cases, the fines were not for failing to file the reports at all, but instead for the failure to timely file the reports.

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FCC Decisions Lead to Cancellation of Two FM Translator Licenses and Silencing of Operating Stations - Interference Issues and Time Limits on Being Off Air to Blame

Broadcast Law Blog

'Sometimes, even though you have FCC authority for your operations, you can still run into issues that can cause you to have that authority pulled out from under your operations. In three cases decided this week, the FCC’s Audio Division interpreted a number of its procedural rules – in two cases leading to the cancellation of FM translator licenses and the silencing of operating translator stations.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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As FM Translator Settlement Window Continues, the FCC Announces LPFM Window in October - Factors for an LPFM Applicant to Consider

Broadcast Law Blog

'Low Power FM potential applicants , start your engines. The FCC has announced the long-awaited window for the filing of applications for new LPFM stations. The window will last from October 15-October 29. During this period, nonprofit organizations and governmental organizations will have the opportunity to file for new stations on any FM channel anywhere in the country – as long as they don’t interfere with existing FM or FM translator stations (or channel 6 TV stations which opera

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Strategies for Locating People Online for Paralegals

The Paralegal Resource

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in the past few decades, and one of the best outcomes of this is the free sharing of information. Before the age of the internet, obtaining personal data involved weeks of digging through legal documents and bills in order to glean the slightest information. Nowadays, paralegals can quickly obtain the information they need by doing a simple web search.

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Register of Copyrights Maria Pallente Calls for Comprehensive Copyright Reform to Adapt to the Digital World - What Is Being Proposed?

Broadcast Law Blog

'The Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallente, has made a series of speeches about the need to modernize Copyright , including offering testimony before Congress on the matter. Her comments are but one sign that modernizing the Copyright Act has become the new catch-phrase in Washington. As the Courts have over the last few months wrestled with a host of copyright issues principally arising from digital media, boundaries that had carefully been set up by established copyright principles have been

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FCC Proposes Annual Regulatory Fees - For Broadcasters, Fees Proposed to Increase, and FCC Proposes Future Change in UHF/VHF Fee Schedule

Broadcast Law Blog

'While I was away for the last few weeks, there have been a number of actions important to broadcasters and other media companies that we’ll be covering in the next few days. For broadcasters, one annual notice that recently was released by the FCC is the proposal for this year''s annual regulatory fees which will be payable in August or September to reimburse the government for the cost of the FCC''s regulation of the industry.

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Apple Announces an Internet Radio Offering and Pandora Buys a "Real" Radio Station - What Does It Mean for Music Royalties?

Broadcast Law Blog

'In one week this month, Apple announced that it will get into Internet Radio, and Pandora, the biggest player in that space, announced that it will be buying a traditional, over-the-air radio station. What do these two big announcements say about the state of music royalties for digital music services? Apple''s struggles to get its service launched were well chronicled, as it was working to get an agreement for its new service from the record labels.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.

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June 19 Comment Date on Indecency Policies - What the FCC is Not Proposing to Do, No Matter What the Internet May Say

Broadcast Law Blog

'The deadline for comments on the FCC’s indecency rules was extended until June 19, confirmed in a notice published in the Federal Register this past week. Given this extension, it is worth reviewing what the FCC proposed to do in this proceeding, as there is a significant amount of misinformation circulating in certain publications and in rumors floating around the Internet about the scope of the proceeding and the FCC''s intent in launching its inquiry.