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White House Clarifies and Expands Executive Branch Review of Foreign Participation in FCC Regulated Telecom Services

April 6th, 2020
The President has issued an Executive Order making changes to the process by which Executive Branch national security, law enforcement, trade and other agencies review FCC applications filed by telecommunications service providers. Read More
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Categories: Broadband, Spectrum, Utilities, and Communications Infrastructure, Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce, Satellite

Securing Copyright and Trademark Rights for Broadcasts and Promotions Related to NFL Championship Games and Super Bowl LIV (54)

January 8th, 2020
The NFL carefully protects its copyrights and trademarks for the Conference Championship playoff games and the Super Bowl. If your station plans to conduct promotions or contests related to these games, you should obtain all necessary licenses to avoid… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property

Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2018 World Cup

May 9th, 2018
One of the world’s premier sporting events, the 2018 World Cup, begins on June 14, 2018. Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property

Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2018 NCAA Basketball Championships

March 6th, 2018
The NCAA national men’s basketball tournament will begin on March 13, 2018, and end with the men’s final on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The women’s tournament will begin on March 16, 2018, and end with the women’s fin… Read More
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Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2018 NCAA Basketball Championships

March 6th, 2018
The NCAA national men’s basketball tournament will begin on March 13, 2018, and end with the men’s final on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The women’s tournament will begin on March 16, 2018, and end with the women’s fin… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property

Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang

February 7th, 2018
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea begin on Friday, February 9, 2018. Because the Olympic organizing committees have in the past been quite vigilant in protecting the trademarks and copyrights associated with the Olympics, broadc… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property

Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the NFL Championship Games and Super Bowl 52

January 11th, 2018
Following the National Football League (“NFL”) Conference Championship games, Super Bowl LII (or 52) will be held on February 4, 2018, at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The NFL diligently protects its copyright and trademark right… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property

Electronically Filed DMCA Registrations Due by December 31, 2017

November 14th, 2017
The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) issued new rules last year requiring online service providers, including website and app operators, that previously filed a paper registration for a designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to… Read More
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Categories: Intellectual Property, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

RMLC and GMR Agree to Interim License Agreement Extension Through March 31, 2018

August 15th, 2017
Earlier this year, the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) and the performing rights organization Global Music Rights (GMR) reached an interim arrangement that allowed commercial radio stations to sign an interim license agreement to receive a nine-mo… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property

Broadcasters’ Copyright Royalty Claims for 2016 Due by July 31, 2017

July 26th, 2017
Pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, a cable or satellite system carrying secondary transmissions of broadcast stations must pay “compulsory license” royalties to the Register of Copyrights. These royalties are held in a pool to compensate e… Read More
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