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

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 sig...

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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], 2009.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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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."
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