Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2017

With the Super Bowl soon to kick off in Houston, the New York Times just ran a story ( here ) recalling that during the last Super Bowl held in Houston, the notorious “wardrobe malfunction” occurred. The article highlighted the NFL’s concerns since then in picking halftime performers. To readers of this blog, that incident raises a whole host of other issues, as it triggered a re-examination of the FCC’s indecency rules which, 13 years after the incident, does not appear to have any end in sigh

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Copyright Office is scheduled to publish in the Federal Register tomorrow an extension of time for parties who wish to comment on the Request for Additional Comments in its study of Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the “safe harbor” for those Internet Service Providers who host websites or run networks on which user-generated content is posted.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2017

Each year, we write about SoundExchange issuing notices of their intent to audit various digital music services to review their royalty reporting and payment. This year is no different, with Federal Register notices recently being issued to audit certain companies in various services, including satellite radio , webcasters , broadcasters who stream , and business establishment services.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2017

This week, the appointment of Commissioner Ajit Pai as Chairman of the FCC became official. Since his appointment on Monday, he has released a list of acting bureau chiefs at the FCC ( here ), including naming Michelle Carey, a long-time FCC employee, as Acting Chief of the Media Bureau upon the departure of Bill Lake who held that position through Chairman Wheeler’s administration.

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