By April 10, 2024, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must: (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during January,...more
On September 12, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its opinion in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., holding that non-commercial use of standards...more
We expect the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon open an application window for permits to construct new noncommercial educational (NCE) FM stations and to make major changes in existing stations (including...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit interprets DFARS technical data rights clause to allow contractors to mark technical data delivered to the government to restrict the rights of non-government third parties. ...more
Anyone who has spent time scouring the internet for free-to-use content has likely come across pictures, written materials and music permissively licensed under one or more of the Creative Commons licenses. These licenses...more
Last Friday, in Taylor v. Huerta, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a rule requiring individuals who fly small (weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds on takeoff) drones and other model aircraft for hobby or recreational...more