The FCC is continuing to clamp down on...
The FCC is continuing to clamp down on audio equipment makers for violating its digital device rules, most recently, a fine to professional audio supplier Peavey Electronics, said wireless lawyer Mitchell Lazarus of Fletcher Heald in a post on the…
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law firm’s blog Sunday (http://bit.ly/1r9nfEo). “Are there no music lovers at the FCC?” Lazarus asked. “Perhaps not in the Enforcement Bureau, which over the last few years has singled out audio and music companies for large fines relating to the FCC’s digital device rules.” Lazarus doesn’t represent Peavey. He said the lessons to be drawn are clear. “In none of the recent cases had any of the equipment actually been shown to cause interference,” he said. “There are not even allegations that the equipment exceeded the FCC’s technical limits. A few of the cases charged the manufacturer with not properly testing the equipment for compliance. ... In the remaining cases, including Peavey, the only offenses involved missing labels and information in the instruction manuals. But the penalties are still substantial."