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New FTC children’s privacy rules may impact financial support for broadcaster websites and apps

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

On December 19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted important revisions to its rules implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

FTC eyes children’s privacy and telemarketing

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 7 2012

As 2012 winds to a close, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to take an aggressive stance on privacy issues in ways that could cause businesses noticeable problems

First IP closed captioning deadline is September 30

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 24 2012

A reminder that the first compliance deadline for the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new rules governing closed captioning of video programming delivered using Internet Protocol (IP) is September 30, 2012

FTC's proposed revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Act regulations threaten broadcaster websites

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 9 2012

On August 1, 2012, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed to revise its regulations implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in what it calls an effort to keep current with technology

Broadcasters found unlikely to succeed in suit against internet television streaming service

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 20 2012

A federal court in New York has rejected a preliminary injunction motion brought by major U.S. broadcasters to stop Aereo, Inc. from providing realtime internet access to broadcast television programming without permission from the relevant copyright owners

FTC workshop examines "Dot Com Disclosures"

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 10 2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a workshop on May 30, 2012, to consider revisions to its 12-year-old online advertising disclosure guidelines, known as "Dot Com Disclosures."

Effective date set for online public file requirement

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 3 2012

As indicated in a previous Client Alert, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) recently released a Second Report and Order (Order) that revised its rules to require that television licensees upload most portions of their public inspection files to a Commission-hosted website

FCC announces sunset of viewability rule

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2012

On June 12, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Fifth Report and Order (Order) announcing that the so-called "Viewability Rule," which mandates that cable operators with hybrid systems carry digital must-carry signals in an analog format for the benefit of analog-service customers, will sunset following a six-month transition period

FTC settlement with MySpace provides a reminder on privacy basics

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 7 2012

The social networking website MySpace may have faded from its former glory, but it is still up and running with some 25 million users

Court ruling increases difficulty of protecting copyrighted material online

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 17 2012

It is not uncommon for television stations and other media organizations to find their copyrighted content on third-party websites, without authorizationposted not by the site operator, but by a user