NMPA Calls for Takedowns of Spotify Podcasts Using Unlicensed Music – A Reminder to Podcasters of the Perils of Music in Their Productions
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by David Oxenford
4d ago
For years, we have warned about the need to license music in podcasts – and how such licenses need to be obtained directly from copyright holders.  We’ve noted demand notices sent to podcasters causing those podcasters to pull their programs from various distribution platforms (see, for instance, our articles here and here).  We warned that ..read more
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It’s Back!  American Music Fairness Act Proposing New Music Royalties for Over-the-Air Broadcasting Introduced in the New Congress
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by David Oxenford
5d ago
Last week, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the American Music Fairness Act (see their Press Release for more details), with a companion bill to follow in the House.  If adopted, this legislation would impose a new music royalty on over-the-air radio stations.  The royalty would be payable to SoundExchange for the public performance of ..read more
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  January 27, 2025 to January 31, 2025
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by David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak
6d ago
Here are some of the regulatory developments from the past week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we provided our regular monthly summary of upcoming regulatory dates affecting broadcasters, looking at those ..read more
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Looking Into the Crystal Ball – What Legal and Policy Issues are Ahead for Broadcasters in 2025?
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by David Oxenford
1M ago
It’s a new year, and as has been our custom at the beginning of each year, we dust off the crystal ball and take a look at what we think may be some of the significant regulatory and legislative issues that broadcasters will be facing in 2025.  This year, there is an extra layer of ..read more
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 4, 2024 to November 8, 2024
Broadcast Law Blog » Music Rights
by David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak
3M ago
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Also on our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed the implications of the SESAC rates for commercial radio announced by the ..read more
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RMLC Announces Arbitration Decision on SESAC Royalties for Commercial Radio Stations for 2023-2026
Broadcast Law Blog » Music Rights
by David Oxenford
3M ago
In a Press Release issued on November 1, the Radio Music License Committee announced the results of its arbitration with SESAC.  Despite the arbitrators’ decision that rates for commercial radio broadcasters are going up modestly, RMLC declared the decision a win.  How can an increase in royalties be a win?  Let’s provide some background on ..read more
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 7, 2024 to October 11, 2024
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by David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak
4M ago
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed how broadcasters, in the last weeks before the November election, should evaluate political ..read more
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024
Broadcast Law Blog » Music Rights
by David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak
6M ago
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed how the FCC’s recent Declaratory Ruling approving the acquisition by a company owned ..read more
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FM Programming Nonduplication Rule Goes Back into Effect – A Win for the Music Industry While the NAB Objects
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by David Oxenford
6M ago
Last week, as we noted in our monthly look ahead at the regulatory dates of importance to broadcasters in August, the reinstatement of the rule prohibiting the duplication of programming on FM stations went into effect.  The FCC Order reinstating the rule is interesting both for its substance, and for the parties pushing for that ..read more
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  June 24, 2024 to June 28, 2024
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by David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak
7M ago
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Chevron doctrine, which required Courts to defer to expert regulatory agencies, like the FCC, when interpreting ambiguous statutes, unless the agency acted unreasonably.  If the agency’s interpretation of a law was a plausible one, under Chevron, that interpretation would stand even if a reviewing Court thought that there was a better ..read more
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