Legal Memorandums: 2012
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Broadcasters Win Injuction Against Aereokiller Service
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A California federal court awarded an injunction against the Aereokiller service
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CALM Compliance
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DEADLINE TO IMPLEMENT CALM ACT RULES IS APPROACHING
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Deadline Reminder
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EAS CAP-Formatting Deadline Video Description Rules Low Power TV Upgrade Grants Deadline Internet Closed Captioning Compliance Deadline
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December 2012 Legal Review
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FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED REQUIREMENT FOR VIDEO DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY INFORMATION OPERATION OF TV WHITE SPACES DEVICES NOW AUTHORIZED IN EAST COAST REGION REMINDER: BROADCASTERS REQUIRED TO POST CERTAIN MATERIAL ON STATION WEBSITES RADIO BROADCASTERS SUE SESAC FOR ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS NEW BILL IN CONGRESS PROPOSES TO CUT ROYALTY RATES FOR INTERNET RADIO ENFORCEMENT REMINDER: FCC FINES STATIONS FOR PUBLIC FILE VIOLATIONS POLITICAL FILE RECORDKEEPING: LESSONS FROM THE 2012 ELECTION SEASON
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Definition of MVPD
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This is a memorandum regarding an FCC proceeding that will define the term "MVPD.” As discussed in the Memorandum, the definition of "MVPD” has important implications for retransmission consent.
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EAS Reminders
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Several important emergency alert system ("EAS”) deadlines are on the horizon. All broadcasters should take steps to ensure timely compliance with the the items in the memorandum.
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FCC Adopts EAS Rules
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FCC ADOPTS EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM ("EAS”) RULES FOR COMMON ALERTING PROTOCOL ("CAP”) FORMATTING
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FCC Adopts Internet Rules for Cosed-Captioning
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FCC Adopts Internet Rules for Cosed-Captioning
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FCC ADOPTS LAST-MINUTE CHANGE IN EAS RULES
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Thursday afternoon, a mere four days before it was to become effective, the FCC released an Order reversing course on the text-to-speech ban.
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FCC Fines Stations and Cable Systems
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FCC FINES STATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF LICENSING AND MAIN STUDIO STAFFING RULES CABLE SYSTEM FINED FOR RETRANSMISSION WITHOUT BROADCASTER CONSENT
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FCC Fines Stations for EEO Violations and Commission Study on Low-Power Radio
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In the final days of 2011, the FCC issued two decisions in which it fined two broadcast employment units a total of $22,000 for violations of the FCC's EEO rules. The FCC recently released the results of an economic study finding that LPFM stations have little impact on the economic health of full-service commercial FM radio stations in the same market.
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FCC Proposes to Liberalize Cross-Ownership Rules
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FCC PROPOSES TO LIBERALIZE THE NEWSPAPER/BROADCAST CROSSOWNERSHIP RULE AND ELIMINATE THE RADIO/TELEVISION CROSS-OWNERSHIP RULE
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FCC's new public file rules
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New rules requiring an online public file for all television stations will go into effect on August 2, 2012.
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FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN BAN ON POLITICAL AND ISSUE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTERS
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Last week, a federal court based in California issued a surprising and sure to be controversial decision finding the Communication Act's ban on the airing of political and issue advertisements by public broadcasters to be a violation of their First Amendment rights.
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Filing Reminder for Copyright Royalty Claims
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TELEVISION STATION COPYRIGHT ROYALTY CLAIMS DUE AT COPYRIGHT OFFICE BY JULY 31
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Indecency Opinion
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SUPREME COURT'S INDECENCY DECISION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR STATIONS
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Legal Review
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FCC ADOPTS NEWRULES FOR CHANNEL SHARING FOR TELEVISION STATIONS REMINDER: DEADLINE FOR MANDATORY NARROWBANDING OF CERTAIN PART 90 LICENSES IS JANUARY 1, 2013 FCC ANNOUNCES PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2012 REGULATORY FEES
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October 2012 Legal Review
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Legal memorandum from our office regarding the FCC's spectrum auction proceeding. As discussed in the memorandum, the FCC recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on long-awaited proposals for implementation of television spectrum incentive auctions.
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Station Conducted Contest-a Review
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STATION-CONDUCTED CONTESTS—A REVIEW When the FCC doles out fines to broadcasters for violation of the FCC's station-conducted contest regulation, many other stations take notice. Here are some tips to help avoid complaints and unbudgeted expenses or fines.
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The Randall Terry Decision and What it Means for Broadcasters
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On the Friday before the Super Bowl, the FCC's Media Bureau issued an order allowing Chicago television station WMAQ to deny purported Presidential candidate Randall Terry the right to purchase political advertisements during the Super Bowl....
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VAB - Legal Review - September 2012
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Legal memorandum regarding proposals for spectrum incentive auctions, a new FCC proceeding to reform the regulatory fee program, audits by SoundExchange for streaming of sound recordings, recent FCC fines, and a reminder for television stations to maintain their online public files.
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What The Second Circuit's Decision in the IVI Case Means for Local Broadcasters
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What The Second Circuit's Decision in the IVI Case Means for Local Broadcasters
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