Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cable television.

Copyright.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines reauthorization of satellite home viewing provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act. Discusses policy issues in current reauthorization debate, reviews differences between current retransmission and copyright rules for satellite and cable, and addresses the providing of signals of non-local but in-State stations to orphan counties. Addresses proposals to require satellite operators to offer local-into-local service in all markets. Includes appendix providing list of "orphan counties."

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act

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