Media & Entertainment

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Latest News in Media & Entertainment

  • August 31, 2026

    'Reality Check' Needed For E-Rate, Says Ex-FCC Commish

    A former member of the Federal Communications Commission pushed Monday for a complete review of the E-Rate program for school and library telecom discounts, asking if instead of helping students learn, it's "doing harm."

  • August 31, 2026

    Webinar Site Says Recorded Meetings Were Public

    A webinar site accused of secretly recording and posting private videoconferences online for profit told a California federal court Friday the "dissonance" required to assume the meetings are private is enough to end the proposed class action.

  • August 31, 2026

    ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox IDed For Extra EU Digital Safeguards

    The European Commission labeled ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox on Monday as large enough to warrant extra rules for policing illegal content and other mandates, bringing the number of companies hit with Digital Services Act labels up to 28.

  • August 31, 2026

    FCC Names New Enforcement Bureau Chief

    The Federal Communications Commission has named Hunter Deeley as its new Enforcement Bureau chief.

  • August 31, 2026

    $60K Default Award Recommended In Book Copying Suit

    A Colorado federal magistrate judge recommended awarding a Romanian publisher $60,000 in statutory damages and permanently barring a Colorado company from infringing its copyrights in two health and wellness books, finding the infringement was willful and continued even after the company defaulted in the case.

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