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Broadcasters operating websites that wish to avail themselves of certain copyright infringement protection under the DMCA must, among other things, register a “designated agent” with the U.S. Copyright Office.  On...

As we have previously reported, all broadcast stations must file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports by March 2, 2018 (with a currency—or “as of”—date of October 1, 2017). For the...

As we reported previously, the FCC at its October meeting adopted a Report and Order (“Order”) eliminating the Main Studio Rule and several requirements associated with it, including the requirement...

As expected, the FCC at its October meeting adopted a Report and Order (“Order”) eliminating the main studio rule and several requirements associated with it, including the requirement that broadcasters...

Chairman Pai continues to make good on his pledge to release a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking each month focused on eliminating or revising at least one outdated FCC rule as...

It is time again for each full-power commercial television station to make an election for either retransmission consent or must carry status for its primary digital channel.   Elections must be...

We have been talking about it for months, and the date is finally here!  Effective tomorrow, June 29, 2017, broadcasters will no longer be required to maintain the “Correspondence File”...

As we previously reported, the FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes to largely eliminate the main studio requirements for radio and television broadcast stations. The...

As we reported previously, one of the first actions taken by the FCC under the Chairmanship of Ajit Pai was to vote in favor of the elimination of the rule...

In an Order released Friday, Feb. 3 (the “Order to Set Aside”), the FCC’s Media Bureau set aside two orders (the “January Orders”) it had released in January, in which...