ASCAP and BMI say they’re stodgy, antiquated laws. But a consortium of radio stations, restaurants, hotels, and and major tech giants like Spotify and Google/Alphabet are defending the Department of Justice’s long-running Consent Decrees as necessary …
Category archives: Regulatory
Pirate Radio Station Crackdown Continues — House Passes the ‘PIRATE’ Act
The FCC wants a bigger stick to crack down on pirate radio stations across the United States. The Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (PIRATE) gives the FCC more tools to tackle illegal pirate operations. The bill recently passed th…
Indian Lawmakers Call for a Ban on TikTok for Causing ‘Cultural Degradation’
Lip-syncing app TikTok has become a worldwide phenomenon after it merged with Musical.ly last year. Now, lawmakers in India are asking the government to ban the app for allowing young adults to participate in “cultural degradation.” A report in The Eco…
The FBI Is Investigating Millions of Fake Net Neutrality Comments Submitted to the FCC
The FBI has just opened an investigation into millions of falsely-entered comments related to net neutrality. The move follows an avalanche of fake comments ahead of the FCC’s net neutrality repeal, with Russian accounts now confirmed to be a major con…
Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan Fined $609,810 for Federal Reporting Violations
Madison Square Garden’s Chairman and CEO has settled charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). More money, more problems — and a lot more fines for even the slightest of federal reporting errors. In this case, Madison Square Garden chairman…
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Admits That Russians Interfered In the Net Neutrality Commenting Process
As litigation pressure mounts, FCC chairman Ajit Pai has admitted that Russians interfered with the agency’s open commenting process related to the repeal of net neutrality. An extremely contentious battle over net neutrality in the United States has a…
Live Nation’s Stock Keeps Slipping Following the FTC’s Ticketmaster Examination
After the FTC’s decision to examine consumer protection surrounding Ticketmaster’s collusion with scalpers, parent company Live Nation’s stock is taking a beating. Investors fear regulatory interference could hit Live Nation’s bottom line. Ticketmaste…
Ticketmaster Is Now In the Crosshairs of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Weeks after an explosive undercover report revealed that Ticketmaster works closely with scalpers to sell their second-hand tickets; the FTC has announced a workshop to investigate how online ticketing is handled. Ticketmaster parent company Live Natio…
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Calls California’s Net Neutrality Bill “Illegal”
Trump’s FCC chairman Ajit Pai is prepared to fight the State of California over net neutrality oversight. In a speech Friday, Pai flatly declared that California’s newest net neutrality bill is “illegal”. The bill has already p…
California’s ‘Gold Standard’ Net Neutrality Bill Moves Towards a Final Vote
California’s stringent net neutrality bill, SB 822, has been overwhelmingly approved by the State Assembly. The California State Assembly has overwhelmingly passed net neutrality bill SB 822, 58-17. The lopsided decision, issued Thursday (August…