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FCC issues two orders on closed captioning complaint procedures

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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December 11 2009

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued two orders regarding closed captioning complaint procedures and requirements adopted in November 2008, which we discussed in our advisory issued at that time

FTC issues report on marketing of "violent entertainment" to children

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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December 4 2009

On Dec. 3, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its seventh report on the marketing of “violent entertainment products” to children by the motion picture, music recording and electronic game industries

Second Circuit invalidates FCC's policy on "indecent" broadcasts - unanimous decision is a victory for broadcasters

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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July 16 2010

On July 13, 2010, a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued a decision in Fox Television Stations v. FCC that invalidated on First Amendment grounds the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) current policy for enforcing the ban on “indecent” broadcasts

Parsing the FTC's comments in the FCC's telemarketing inquiry into "on behalf of" calls

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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May 16 2011

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it filed comments in a Federal Communications Commission declaratory ruling proceeding aimed at determining the scope of TCPA liability for companies when third-party vendors make unlawful telemarketing calls

Supreme Court affirms invalidation of California restrictions on violent video games

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 27 2011

The Supreme Court’s June 27, 2011, decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) invalidated California’s “violent video games” law, which had prohibited sales and rentals to minors and required the games’ packaging to bear a large “18” label on the front

FTC settlement ups ante on need for prior express consent to lawfully text-message

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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September 30 2011

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled an enforcement action with the sender of “loan mod” text messages and emails that, while unremarkable in alleging the contents were deceptive, is notable for treating the mere sending of unsolicited text messages as sufficient to trigger FTC authority to punish unfair and deceptive acts, practices, and methods of competition

FCC ups the ante on "junk-fax" fines for repeat offenders

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 3 2011

A proposed $315,000 fine against The Street Map Company for unsolicited fax advertisements suggests the Federal Communications Commission is losing its patience - to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars in extra fines - with companies that repeatedly send "junk faxes" even after the agency has cited them, and gone so far as to propose fines, for such conduct

Recap of a summary of privacy issues for broadcasters and other media companies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 6 2011

Recently, the editors of this blog and of DWT's Broadcast Law Blog held a joint webinar for the Texas Association of Broadcasters that explored the landscape of of privacy issues that media companies may face

Supreme Court hears oral argument in broadcast indecency case

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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January 10 2012

The Supreme Court heard oral argument today (Jan. 10, 2012) in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, which put squarely before the Court the constitutionality of the FCC’s current indecency enforcement regime

FCC releases final rules on closed captioning for IP-delivered video programming

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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January 13 2012

This afternoon, the FCC released its long-anticipated Report and Order (R&O) setting forth the Commission’s new closed captioning rules for IP-delivered video programming, pursuant to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA