Know your opposition. Here’s the budget for Scenic America, the anti-billboard non-profit. Insider assembled the figures based on Scenic’s IRS 990 forms. Scenic has been growing. Revenues increased from $351,224 during the year ended March 2016 to $803,870 during the year ended March 2019. Scenic is spending $120,000/year in advertising and […]
A Maryland appeals court yesterday ruled that a Baltimore City excise tax on billboards does not violate the First Amendment rights of Clear Channel Outdoor, upholding a state tax court decision in favor of the City’s Finance Department. Key components of the ruling include: EXCISE TAX – FIRST AMENDMENT An […]
Cannabis advertising continues to be a hot issue. Oklahoma prohibits medical marijuana advertising which: promotes overconsumption of marijuana represents the curative or therapeutic effect of marijuana includes children, objects, cartoons, characters or a design which is appealing to people under the age of 18. Now Oklahoma State Senator Mark Allen […]
By Ken Klein, OAAA, from MediaPost Colorado, a pioneer in marijuana legalization, has revised its rules to allow pot ads on billboards. The new rules call for 500-feet billboard buffers from schools, places of worship, and public playgrounds. This rule change in Colorado reflects broader points: – Norms are emerging […]
Last Monday the San Diego City Council unanimously approved legislation restricting the location of marijuana ads. The law is aimed at restricting cannabis advertising within 1000 feet of schools playground, day care centers youth centers and public parks. The new law will make 381 or 60% of the billboards in […]
Since I still haven’t taken down my Christmas tree or lights, despite my wife’s justifiable and persistent encouragement to do so, I suppose its not too late to offer my annual legal predictions for the outdoor advertising industry for 2020. I recently re-read my 3 Legal Predictions for 2019 published […]
A billboard campaign helped to lead a movement warning motorists about I-80 bridge safety, stoking public-safety fears and ultimately convincing state lawmakers of the need to approve a $45 billion infrastructure plan in 2019. The Chicago Tribune ranked the billboard campaign as “among the top political stories of the year, […]
Charlotte Observer has a nice article on Wendy Hickey’s Artpop. Hickey has been nicknamed the “fairy art mother.” Artpop puts local artists up on donated billboad space around the country. Artpop has put 130 local artists up on 20 billboards, 32 slots at Charlotte International Airport, 10 uptown newstands and […]
Permitting is hard. The Milford, CT Planning and Zoning Board failed to approve new digital billboard regulations to allow digital billboards along I-95. The vote was 5-4 in favor with 6 votes required for a regulation change. Here’s a smattering of comments by those who opposed digital billboards: “I find […]
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect January 1, 2020. Insider contacted OAAA to ask about resources for out of home companies. An OAAA-commissioned Q&A: Describes the California law Explains how it come about Offers tips on how to comply Predicts next steps regarding privacy regulations outside of California […]
