Effective November 5, 2014, Facebook will prohibit the use of social plugins or any other means by which an individual must “like” a company’s Facebook page (referred to as “like-gating”) to obtain rewards, discounts or coupons, enter a contest, or otherwise gain access…
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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 eligible copyright owners who…
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The 2014 World Cup begins in Brazil on June 12, 2014. At least one game will be played every day for the first two weeks and the final game will be held in Rio De Janeiro on July 13. The FédérationInternationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) diligently protects its World…
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The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia begin on Friday, February 7, 2014. Because the Olympic organizing committees have in the past been quite vigilant in protecting the trademarks and copyrights associated with the Olympics, broadcast stations should be extremely carefu…
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Commercial and noncommercial entities streaming sound recordings over the Internet under statutory licensing are reminded that the annual minimum webcasting fee for 2014 is due to be paid to SoundExchange no later than January 31, 2014. The annual minimum fee payment is $500 per…
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Super Bowl XLVIII will be held on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium outside of New York City. The National Football League diligently protects its copyright and trademark rights associated with the Super Bowl. If your station plans to conduct Super Bowl-related promotions or co…
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