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Performance Tax & Music Licensing Issues

Congress is likely to consider changes to copyright law that impact music licensing fees for radio broadcasters—including both over-the-air broadcasts and Internet transmissions (webcasting).

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Advertising Restrictions and Tax Deductibility

As Congress looks towards possible tax reform, it may consider limiting or eliminating the ability of businesses to deduct the full cost of advertising in the year the advertising is purchased.

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Television Retransmission Consent

Congress enacted the retransmission consent statute in 1992 to prohibit cable, satellite, telco, and other pay-TV companies from retransmitting and reselling the signals of local television stations without their consent.

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Updates to the Communications Act

Congress may soon consider changes to the Communications Act (or “CommAct”), which contains many of the laws that governs local television and radio broadcasters.

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