July 27, 2012 Cable operators must file with the U.S. Copyright Office their Statement of Accounts (Form SA1-2 or SA3) and pay any royalty fees due for the January 2012 – June 2012 accounting period by August 29, 2012.
July 27, 2012 The next Form 477 filing is due September 4, 2012 (reporting data as of June 30, 2012). For this filing, the FCC’s electronic system will only recognize 2010 Census tract codes. Further information about the Form 477 and 2010 Census tracts is available online.
FCC Issues Notice of Apparent Liability to Time Warner and Notices of Violation to other Cable Operators for Failing to Maintain Required Public File Records
July 17, 2012 Today, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) to Time Warner for failing to maintain children’s programming and proof of performance test records in its public file for its Kansas City, Missouri cable system. The potential fine was set at $25,000.
Broadcasters File FCC Complaints Against Cable Operators for Unauthorized Retransmission
July 6, 2012 Recently, broadcasters have filed complaints with the FCC alleging that certain cable operators are carrying broadcast signals without permission from the broadcaster. In one case, the FCC imposed forfeitures totaling $30,000 against a small operator for unauthorized retransmission of two broadcast signals.