Yes, you read that headline correctly: the same performance tax bill from the last U.S. congressional session—the American Music Fairness Act (the “AMFA”)—has been introduced in the current Congress, along...
Read moreWe previously reported that the Performing Rights Organization (“PRO”) Global Music Rights (“GMR”) had filed lawsuits against three radio groups, claiming the groups infringed on copyrights administered by GMR by...
Read moreBy recent Public Notice (the “Notice”), the Commission announced that, effective April 1, 2023, petitioners and applicants submitting filings to the Audio Division—i.e., radio broadcasters—must use 2020 Census data when...
Read moreIn recent weeks, performing rights organization (“PRO”) Global Music Rights (“GMR”) filed lawsuits against three radio groups, claiming the groups have infringed on copyrights administered by GMR by playing music...
Read moreTwo recent FCC Orders and Consent Decrees (the “First Order” and “Second Order”, and collectively the “Orders”) highlight the importance of broadcast licensees’ adherence to regular station operating schedules. Specifically,...
Read moreCommercial radio broadcasters have less than one week left to decide whether they wish to sign and return the conditional license agreement that Global Music Rights (“GMR”) transmitted to stations...
Read moreWe write regarding an important new development in the long-running dispute between the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) and Global Music Rights (GMR) over public performance licensing of musical works...
Read moreDuring the brief seven day period between November 2 and November 9, NCE broadcasters are presented with a relatively infrequent opportunity—as we have previously written, an FCC filing window to...
Read moreAn FM translator licensee (the “Licensee”) was the recent recipient of two Notices of Violation (the “NOVs”) (1, 2) relating to two of its California translators. According to the NOVs,...
Read moreBroadcasters are again facing proposed federal legislation that—if adopted—would impose a “performance tax” on local radio broadcasters, compelling them to pay royalties on recorded music. The so-called “American Music Fairness...
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