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inversecondemnation.com
Perpetual Campaigns And Hawaii’s “Resign To Run” Requirement
Today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser runs the editorial Perk of incumbency: Unequal time, about Hawaii's "resign to run" requirement (article II, section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution), particularly the interplay with equal…
Media Law Prof Blog
Jon Gaunt Begins Courtroom Battle With Ofcom
Lawyers for former talk show host Jon Gaunt began his response to regulator Ofcom in court yesterday by claiming that the word "Nazi" has entered the language as slang and…
The Trademark Blog
The Unofficial Carrier For The You-Know-What
WSC reports on FIFA's attempts to prevent ambush marketing relating to the you-know-what. Afro-IP comments (and reproduces the ad in question).
Media Law Prof Blog
BBC Apologizes For Radio Host’s Extremely Bad Joke About the Queen
The BBC has apologized for a radio host's joke, which the network says was "inappropriate." Host Danny Kelly announced, untruthfully, that Queen Elizabeth II had died, and played the national anthem…
CommLawBlog
Pick A Card, Any Card
By FHH Law
Video connection and navigation devices are the subjects of a couple of FCC proceedings, one looking toward the development of the next generation of such devices.
Broadcast Law Blog
FM Analog Translator Can Rebroadcast FM Digital Multicast Programming – Opportunities for New Signals in Local Markets
In a recent decision, the FCC made clear that analog FM translators can rebroadcast the signal of a HD digital multicast channel from a commonly owned FM station. For months, broadcasters have been…
CommLawBlog
Broadcasting In The Wake Of Comcast
By FHH Law
The seismic wave from Comcast and its aftershocks could reach well beyond the obvious targets. Local TV broadcasters, in particular, might want to pay attention to how Comcast might play…
Media Law Prof Blog
FCC Chair Genachowski’s Remarks at the NAB Convention, Las Vegas
Read the text here.
Legal Profession Blog
IF NBC Covered the Super Bowl the Way They Cover The Olympics
Posted by Alan ChildressWe will get back to our tape delay coverage of that exciting Third Quarter in a little while, but currently some of the big plays are being…
Media Law Prof Blog
Judge Rules That Former TalkSport Host May Challenge Ofcom Ruling Over On Air Comments
Radio host Jon Gaunt will be allowed to challenge Ofcom's ruling that he breached the broadcast code by calling London councilman Michael Stark a "health Nazi" and other things on…