CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Requires Closed Captions for Online Video Clips

On July 11, 2014, the FCC adopted a Second Order on Reconsideration and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking responding to a coalition of consumer groups that had pushed the FCC to reconsider its position and…

On the Heels of Aereo, FCC Takes a Firm (and Expensive) Stance in Retransmission Consent Case

Yesterday, the FCC issued a $2.25 million Forfeiture Order against TV Max Inc. (and its affiliates and subsidiaries) for “willfully and repeatedly” violating Section 325 of the Communications Act. The fine reflects the…

Supreme Court Backs Broadcasters Over Aereo, But There's More to Come

In a 6-3 decision today, the Supreme Court of the United States held that Aereo’s “watch” streaming service of television broadcasting channels violated the Copyright Act. The decision is a setback for the start-up,…

FCC Video Competition Proceeding To Address Online Video Distribution

Since 1992, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been required to report to the U.S. Congress on the state of video competition. These reports are not often the most compelling reads available. With the…

FCC Clarifies Closed-Captioning Requirements for Video Programming Delivered Using IP and Apparatus Used by Consumers

David Darwin co-authored this post. Last Friday, the FCC clarified several aspects of the complex closed-captioning regulations adopted last year applicable to service and content providers using Internet protocol…