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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FCC Sends Letters to Telecom Companies About AI For Political Calls

Continuing its focus on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent letters to nine telecommunications companies asking about the efforts they are taking to prevent...more

International Lawyers Network

IP ├ IP???: The Logic Of Election Year Legal Disputes Over Proprietary Intangibles

Title? Typo? Cryptic code? Equation? Really it is a combination of three of the four. In other words, it is not a typo (You can look elsewhere in this piece for those)....more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's February 2024 Round-up

The FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling on February 8 to ensure that telephone calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate or mimic human voices are treated as “robocalls” for purposes of the Telephone Consumer...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Outsmarting Artificial Intelligence! Tips for Leveraging AI While Managing Risks - March 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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With the 2024 election in full swing, political actors are using artificial intelligence in unprecedented ways. Join us as we explore the transformative potential of AI in shaping electoral strategies while learning about how...more

Troutman Pepper

Bipartisan Group of AGs Issue Warning Letter Over Alleged Election Robocalling

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On February 6, a bipartisan group of 51 attorney general (AG) sent a warning letter to Life Corporation (Life Corp.) for allegedly engaging in an illegal robocall campaign that they claim was intended to deter New Hampshire...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #387 – AI and Deepfakes: What to Know and How to Spot Them

On the morning of the New Hampshire primary a robocall was launched spoofing a New Hampshire Democrat’s cell phone number with a deepfake of President Joe Biden telling voters not to vote in the primary, but instead to vote...more

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FCC Levies $5 Million Fine for Political Calling Campaign That Violated the TCPA

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As part of a broader campaign to go after “robocall” violations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a $5,134,500 fine against a company and its owners for making 1,141 robocalls in 2020 that violated...more

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New FCC Robocall Rules for Nonprofit and Political Calls Begin July 20, 2023

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Effective July 20, 2023, nonprofit organizations and others making non-commercial calls using an artificial or prerecorded voice (known as robocalls) to residential lines may make no more than three such calls to a particular...more

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FCC Seeks to Assess a $5.1 Million TCPA Fine from Political Operatives Behind Alleged Anti-Voting Phone Calls

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed to slap a Virginia political firm and two of its principals with a $5,134,500 fine for placing over one thousand prerecorded phone calls to cell phones across the country...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FCC Imposes its Largest Fine to Date for Robocalls in Violation of the TCPA

This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed its highest financial penalty against lobbyist and political consultant group, John M. Burkman, Jacob Alexander Wohl, and J.M. Burkman & Associates LLC (the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Discussing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the 2020 Election

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Wiley’s Election Law partner Brandi Zehr sits down with TMT partner Scott Delacourt and associate Boyd Garriott to discuss the impact of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) on political campaigns, the regulatory risk...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ninth Circuit Rules Montana’s Ban on Political Robocalls is Unconstitutional

In a unanimous decision earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a provision in Montana’s Robocall Statute restricting political messages was unconstitutional. In doing so, the court overturned a district court ruling...more

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Playing Politics: When the TCPA Becomes Mixed Up In Politics All Bet(o)s are Off

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...As TCPAland dwellers know, these class action suits are generally much more about the almighty dollar than about any actual frustration or harm from text messages. And where money and politics intersect, look out. ...more

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Right to Robocall: Federal Judge Strikes Down Wyoming’s Ban on Political Robocalls, Finding That It Violates First Amendment...

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A federal judge recently put a kibosh on a Wyoming statute that prohibits political robocalls, ruling that they are protected by the First Amendment, despite Wyoming’s attorney general arguing that the statute advances...more

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Federal Judge: Arkansas Law Prohibiting Political Robocalls is Unconstitutional

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A federal judge in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Arkansas recently held that an Arkansas state law prohibiting political robocalls is unconstitutional. Under the Arkansas Code, - It is unlawful for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Anti-robocalling statute banning automated political calls found unconstitutional

On August 6, 2015, the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision that the South Carolina anti-robocall statute was unconstitutional. The South Carolina robocall statute targeted automated telephone calls that were...more

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Obama For America Obtains Denial Of Class Certification In Putative TCPA Class Action

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Lori Shamblin filed a putative class action against Obama For America, alleging that she had received two unsolicited telephone calls to her cellular phone that were made with an auto-dialer and used pre-recorded messages, in...more

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Thanks Obama (For America)! Single Defendant’s Offer Of Judgment Does Not Moot Claim Seeking Relief from Multiple Defendants

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Lori Shamblin filed a putative class action against Obama For America, alleging that she had received two unsolicited telephone calls to her cellular phone that were made with an auto-dialer and used pre-recorded messages, in...more

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