When it comes to telemarketing (and especially robocalling), the FCC is loaded for bear and on the hunt - with a $2.9 million trophy already in the bag.… Continue Reading
The FAA is still "looking into" the use of drones for TV newsgathering. Meanwhile, a Texas search-and-rescue group has asked the D.C. Circuit to weigh in.… Continue Reading
The Ninth Circuit en banc has affirmed the constitutionality of Section 399b's ban on advertising - including political and "issue" advertising - on noncommercial stations. But a vigorous dissent could have major implications for broadcasters' First Amendment protections.… Continue Reading
Something - it's hard to say exactly what - recently occurred on the indecency front. It had to do with alleged indecency on a Spanish-language TV station.… Continue Reading
If you're champing at the bit to toss in your two cents' worth on the FCC's indecency policy (whatever that policy may be), you now have a little more time within which to hone your prose.… Continue Reading
If you feel like commenting on the FCC's "egregious cases" indecency policy, the deadlines for comments have been set. Now all we need to know is what, exactly, is the FCC's "egregious cases policy" we're supposed to be commenting on . . .… Continue Reading
In a public notice that surely ranks among the most bizarre any of us are likely to see, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau and General Counsel have made three startling announcements about the Commission's broadcast indecency policy.… Continue Reading
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in McBurney v. Young, a case involving a "citizens-only" limitation on state FOIA rights in Virginia. Our own Supreme Court Swami, Kevin Goldberg, reports.… Continue Reading
The Sunshine Act gives us all access to the meetings of certain executive branch agencies, much as the FOIA give us access to those agencies' written records. Maybe not for long, though, at least as far as the FCC is concerned.… Continue Reading
The Janet Jackson case is, for all intents and purposes, finished. But, as has been customary with just about everything surrounding L'Affaire Jackson, even the Supreme Court's final order included some unexpected flair.… Continue Reading
You've read his stuff, and you've probably wondered - who is this man of mystery they call the Swami? Now you can hear him and see him expounding (with customary eloquence) about the Supreme Court's latest decision on broadcast indecency.… Continue Reading
For some insight into what the Court's recent decision on indecency means going forward, we called on the Swami, Kevin Goldberg. Not surprisingly, he had some thoughts.… Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has sent the Fox and NYPD Blue cases back down to the Second Circuit. While that might sound like bad news for broadcasters, that's not necessarily the case. In fact, Fox and ABC can clearly view this decision as a significant victory.… Continue Reading
Meet NOITALS. It enables the Commission to see what's going on in each and every individual computer, nationwide, without tipping off the computer's user.… Continue Reading
On January 10, the Swami and the Blogmeister took a field trip to the Supreme Court to catch the Fox/ABC indecency argument. Here's their report.… Continue Reading
