Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Copyright Office’s new system for registering designated agents for the service of take-down notices when it is believed that user-generated content infringes on intellectual property rights has now gone live. The Copyright Office issued a reminder, here , that all new registrations of agents for the service of these take-down notices must now be submitted in this new electronic system.

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Broadcast Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Tomorrow afternoon eastern time, I will be conducting a webinar for at least 20 state broadcast associations on legal issues for broadcasters in their social and digital media efforts. We’ll talk about many of the potential legal landmines that can be hidden in these new media efforts, many of which we have written about here before. These will include, but by no means be limited to, issues with the unauthorized use of photos on station websites and mobile apps , the need for captioning of onl

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Broadcast Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

While we are into the holiday season, that does not stop the routine regulatory obligations for broadcasters. December 1 brings a host of routine obligations for stations in many states. EEO public file reports must be added to the public files of Commercial and Noncommercial Full-Power and Class A Television Stations and AM and FM Radio Stations in Alabama , Colorado , Connecticut , Georgia , Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota , Montana , New Hampshire , North Dakota , Rhode Island , South Dakot

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