FCC Ponders Hollywood’s SOC Plan
Selectable Output Control (SOC) for home video devices is back in the spotlight, thanks to a new Hollywood effort to overturn a ban against SOC in order to accelerate video-on-demand release of new movies.  Reports last week indicated that the...

Financial Protection Act Could Affect Advertisers
Although the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (H.R. 3126) is being viewed as largely a bank reform act, some of its provisions trickle into the work-a-day world of marketing in all industries.  The proposed CFPA legislation, which handily cleared...