Even with the holidays upon us, regulation never stops. There are several yearly deadlines in December which broadcasters need to review, particularly those in certain states with EEO requirements at the beginning of the month. There is a short freeze on TV applications while applications in a window for new noncommercial TV stations are filed.
Upcoming Changes to AI Regulation in the New Administration
With the second Trump Administration set to take power in January 2025, one can expect a pendulum swing in many aspects of technology policy. For example, while it is expected that President Trump will will continue efforts by the Biden Administration to limit China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology, the SEC is expected to be
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 4, 2024 to November 8, 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.
- On our Broadcast Law Blog, we reviewed many of the broadcast issues pending before FCC that could be affected by
How FCC Regulation of Broadcasters May Change in a New Administration – Looking at the Pending Issues
With the election over, broadcasters and their Washington representatives are now trying to decipher what the next administration will have in store at the FCC and other government agencies that regulate the media. Already, the DC press is speculating about who will assume what positions in the government agencies that make these decisions. While those
Does Your AI Chatbot Collect Biometric Data?
The latest trend in generative AI is the rise of “AI Assistants” or “Chatbots.” These tools are increasingly trained on internal company data to interact directly with consumers and aim to improve customer service by generating responses on behalf of the organization. However, this brings new legal challenges, especially regarding data privacy. Because “biometric” data
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 21, 2024 to October 25, 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 National Association of Broadcasters denounced recent threats to revoke broadcast station licenses for political reasons, stating: “The threat from
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 14, 2024 to October 18, 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’s Enforcement Bureau released its second EEO audit notice for 2024. Audited stations and their station employment units (commonly
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 7, 2024 to October 11, 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’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice announcing the opening of a filing window for construction permits for new
Broadcasters Should Evaluate Attack Ads for Liability Concerns in the Final Weeks Before the November Election
With less than a month to go before the November election, we can expect more and more attack ads, some of which may lead to cease and desist letters from the candidate being attacked. These letters can raise the risk of defamation claims against broadcasters and cable companies when the ads are not bought by
California Enacts Additional Generative AI Bills Touching on Training Data
After several weeks of handwringing about the fate of SB 1047 – the controversial AI safety bill that would have required developers of powerful AI models and entities providing the computing resources to train such models to put appropriate safeguards and policies into place to prevent critical harms – California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that