Return-Path: Received: from nk11p99mm-asmtpout006.mac.com ([17.158.233.227] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4792441 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:14:37 +0200 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp996.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-24.01(7.0.4.24.0) 64bit (built Jan 3 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0M81003FXEVAA910@nk11p03mm-asmtp996.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:18:49 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.7.7855,1.0.260,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-07-31_03:2012-07-31,2012-07-31,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1207310194 Subject: Re: [AE] disclaimers From: Jim Curtis In-reply-to: Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:18:45 -0500 Message-id: <376720D4-B7F2-4184-952B-A307E01ECF47@me.com> References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) I must have mis-googled the first time, because I looked for "(state) broadcast tv political ad disclaimers," and stumbled on this FEC site, with specifics. It lists the 4% rule. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title11-vol1/xml/CFR-2011-title11-vol1-sec110-11.xml And I found this info on 10 states: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/10-state-analysis-of-campaign-ad-disclosure-laws Yep, I'm not particularly proud to be doing political spots, but they go fast, pay very quickly (2 days average), can be fun to do, and only come around every two years. Thanks for the input, everybody! Jim C. On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:05 PM, Dan Spiess wrote: > If it's a state race, then check with state election officials. > > Dan > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > >> Does anybody know the law on disclaimers on political ads? >> >> I'm getting conflicting information. One source says the disclaimer text has to be 4% of the vertical picture height. >> >> http://www.koeppeldirect.com/political-rules-regulations.htm >> >> 4% of NTSC (486 vertical) is 19.44 pixels. >> >> Another is claiming the minimum is 26 scan lines (or pixels). >> >> I've been making them larger (~30 pixels) to avoid rejections from the stations, but when I see other ads on TV, it looks like I'm going way beyond what's necessary. >> >> The link above is from a direct-response company with no attribution. I found this link, but nothing else specific by Googling. >> >> ??? >> >> >> >> >> >> / >> >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to