Four Radio Broadcasters Settle Payola Claims With FCC For $12.5 Million
Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio, Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. have agreed to pay the government $12.5 million and provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free airtime for independent record labels and local artists in separate settlements aimed at curbing the persistent practice known as “payola,” according to sources. Payola – generally defined as radio stations accepting...
Microsoft Wins Against Second Alcatel-Lucent Patent Claim
Alcatel-Lucent is not going to stop attacking Microsoft using the antiquated US judicial system. The company, who has a total of six patents in its acquisition portfolio, recently filed suit againt the software giant for infringing on its speech recognition technology patent. Alcatel-Lucent claimed that Microsoft’s Windows Media Player and MSN Messenger were using the recognition patents without authorization. However, US...
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