BP&R Blog Terms and Conditions

Broadcast Programming & Research (BP&R), hosts this BP&R Blog for clients and guests in order to provide a neutral forum where our clients, associates and guests can post and discuss a wide range of issues of relevance to the broadcasting industry and the people who make it happen. BP&R’s goal is to promote collaboration and innovation among our publishers leading to the advancement of knowledge and ideas within our industry to the extent that relevant laws may allow.

In order to achieve these goals, all participants in the BP&R Blog are required to comply with the following Terms and Conditions of participation (”Terms and Conditions”). By participating in this blog, users hereby agree to be bound by and warrant their full compliance with the following Terms and Conditions. In the event that any participant fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions, such participant may be denied the right to further access and participate in the BP&R Blog.

As a guideline the BP&R blog may be used for the following purposes:

- To provide a common forum for discussing new radio technologies and their application.
- To develop communities of interests around subject matter of relevance to the radio industry.
- To discuss social trends and phenomena effecting our industry.
- To foster best practices - and decide the best route to codify or standardize those practices
- To share relevant experiences, ideas and observations, but with the understanding that there will be no discussion or sharing of information about individual licensing or other business transactions, product pricing, individual company business plans, market shares, or other information that may implicate anti-trust or breach of commercial confidence considerations.
- To alert radio people to the latest developments, issues considerations affecting the broadcasting industry.

Do not post any defamatory, libellous, vulgar, obscene, abusive, profane, threatening, hateful, racist or otherwise offensive or illegal information or material, and do not utilize this blog in any illegal manner. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. Do not use any words, logos or other marks that would infringe upon the trademark, service mark, certification mark, or other intellectual property rights of the owners of such marks without the permission of such owners. Do not post any confidential information or any information that would infringe upon the proprietary, privacy or personal rights of others. Do not post, upload or otherwise transmit any material containing software viruses or other computer code or files designed to interrupt, harm, delete, copy, trace or otherwise interfere with or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment. Do not forge “headers” or otherwise manipulate identifiers in your post in an attempt to disguise, impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any other person or entity. 

You agree to indemnify and hold BP&R, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and employees harmless from any claim, liability or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any party due to or arising from your use of or posting upon this blog, or your violation of any rights of another.

In addition, the posting party grants BP&R and users of this blog a non-exclusive, irrevocable license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit and print such information or material without payment to the posting party.

This blog shall not be utilized in any manner that violates laws prohibiting anticompetitive or trade practices. The antitrust laws generally prohibit any agreement or understanding inconsistent with the right and obligation of competitors to exercise independent business judgment in pricing their products or services, dealing with their customers and suppliers, and selecting the markets in which to compete. No express agreement or understanding is required; one can be inferred from statements or conduct. Do not post any information regarding specific prices or fees charged or paid, and do not post any information concerning prices, pricing practices, discounts, or other terms or conditions of sale either obtained by or offered to another entity. Do not post any information concerning market shares, salaries, costs, sales territories, profit margins, or encouraging the selection or rejection of customers or suppliers, other than what information may be available in the public domain. 

All postings shall be of an informational nature and for informational purposes only. Commercial use or any other unauthorized use of this blog is prohibited. Do not use this blog to solicit or conduct business, including the direct or indirect marketing of users’ products or services, in any manner. This blog may not be used to provide information, materials, products, or services in exchange for compensation of any kind.

BP&R accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this blog by others. BP&R DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO INFORMATION POSTED ON THIS BLOG, WHETHER POSTED BY BP&R OR OTHERS; THIS DISCLAIMER INCLUDES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL BP&R BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY INFORMATION POSTED ON THIS BLOG.

BP&R reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor this blog for inappropriate postings, but does not undertake editorial control of postings or comments. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting or unauthorized use of this blog is brought to BP&R’s attention, including but not limited to prohibited posting and usage as outlined herein, BP&R reserves the right to terminate, without prior notice, blog access of any user who does not abide by these guidelines. During monitoring, postings may be examined, recorded, copied, censored, deleted, or used for authorized purposes. Use of the blog, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to such monitoring. BP&R reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue this blog with or without notice, and shall not be liable to any party for such modification, suspension, or discontinuance.