The California legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 2013 (AB 2013) on August 27, 2024, a measure aimed at enhancing transparency in AI training and development. If signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, developers of generative AI systems or services that are made available to Californians would be required to disclose significant information on the
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California Enacts Generative AI Law Addressing “Digital Replicas” of Performers
On September 17, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2602 into California law (to be codified at Cal. Lab. Code §927). The law addresses the use of “digital replicas” of performers. As defined in the law, a digital replica is:
a computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representation that is readily identifiable as the voice or visual…
Federal Agencies Increase Focus on Pricing Enforcement
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of an effort, initially announced by President Biden in March, to “strengthen interagency efforts to root out and stop illegal…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 9, 2024 to September 13, 2024
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.
- The FCC announced that annual regulatory fees must be paid through its CORES database by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on
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FEC to Consider AI in Political Ads at Their September 19 Meeting – A New Compromise Proposal is Advanced
After postponing consideration of a proposal (which we wrote about here) from the Republican Commissioners at the Federal Election Commission to reject calls for a rulemaking to look at whether to require that there be labeling of political ads generated by artificial intelligence that falsely depicts a candidate, the AI item is back on…
The Past Two Weeks in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 26, 2024 to September 6, 2024
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past two weeks, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The FCC released its Second Report and Order setting the annual regulatory fees that broadcasters must pay for 2024.
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Using Artificial Intelligence in Developing Broadcast Programming – Watch for Legal Issues
It seems like virtually every panel at every broadcast and media convention, at some point, ends up involving a discussion of Artificial Intelligence. Sessions on AI are filled to capacity, and sessions unrelated to the topic seem to have to mention AI to appear relevant. Whenever there is a topic that so thoroughly takes over…
September 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, LUC Window for the General Election, Comment Deadlines on AI in Political Advertising and More
It is time for our update on the coming month’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known. That, of course, is the deadline for the payment of annual regulatory fees – which must be…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 19, 2024 to August 23, 2024
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.
- Some of the big news for broadcasters this week came not from the FCC, but from the Federal Trade Commission:
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 12, 2024 to August 16, 2024
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 FCC announced that oppositions are due August 27 in response to the National Association of Broadcasters’ petition for reconsideration
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