Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2016

As David Oxenford has previously commented, even in states where marijuana has been legalized, broadcasters should be cautious about accepting advertising for marijuana or related paraphilia. Specifically, decisions by the FDA and the Department of Justice have done little to cut through the smoke shrouding the issue. Now, perhaps the last United States agency that one might expect to have anything to say has weighed in as well, but the haze remains thick.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

I hope I'm not too late for my annual list of "Do's and Don'ts" for the Holiday Party. For those of you, who haven't already had your celebrations here are some of what I like to call "helpful hints." Arrive "on time." Meaning don't be the first one there. But don't be obviously late. Don't be the last one to leave. Because if you are, that means that you didn't follow the below Don't over-imbibe.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2016

While the new Congress will not begin until after the New Year, already copyright reform has been teed up to be on the agenda. Posted last week on the website of the House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee was an announcement that the committee would be posting policy proposals for copyright reform from time to time, and asking for public comment.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2016

ASCAP and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) announced yesterday that they have reached an agreement for the period 2017-2021, setting the performance royalties that commercial broadcasters will pay for the use of music written by composers who are represented by ASCAP. The press release issued yesterday discloses little about the details of the agreement.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The FCC yesterday issued a Public Notice of the filing of a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to declare that a broadcaster, by using its own airwaves and online sources to publicize job openings at its station, satisfies the requirement that a broadcaster widely disseminate information about job openings to members of all groups within its likely recruiting area.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As expected, and as we wrote last week , the FCC announced Friday that the reverse auction phase of Stage 4 of the Incentive Auction will begin tomorrow, December 12, 2016. The FCC also, as expected, confirmed that the clearing target will be 84 MHz , meaning that the FCC will be looking to clear TV channels above Channel 37. Television operators looking to surrender channels to the FCC, to be repackaged and resold to wireless users for wireless broadband purposes, will be bidding in multiple ro

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2016

While several parties went to Court to challenge the FCC’s decision ending the UHF discount , one broadcaster decided instead to ask for reconsideration. That petition for reconsideration has now been published in the Federal Register , giving interested parties until December 27 to comment, and other parties until January 6 to reply to any comments that are filed.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2016

After months of speculation, Chairman Wheeler today announced that he will step down from the FCC on Inauguration Day. Together with the Senate not confirming the renomination of Commissioner Rosenworcel (as the Senate is effectively on recess and not expected to return before the end of the term, her renomination will almost certainly not be approved in this session of Congress, meaning that she must step down when the Congress adjourns on January 3), that leaves three Commissioners on the FCC.

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