Satellite Television : Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) - Background and Key Issues.

Examines key issues surrounding reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, including the distinction between local and distant network signals, which consumers are eligible to receive distant network signals via satellite, compulsory copyright license, and local-into-local...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Artificial satellites in telecommunication. Consumers. Television. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines key issues surrounding reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, including the distinction between local and distant network signals, which consumers are eligible to receive distant network signals via satellite, compulsory copyright license, and local-into-local issues, including EchoStar Communications Corp. "2-dish" policy, which requires consumers in some areas to obtain a second satellite dish to receive all of their local programs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.