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

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Publication:

[S.l] : [s.n.], 2009.

Format/Description:

Government document
Book
1 online resource (85 p., digital, PDF file)

Subjects:

Cable television.
Artificial satellites in telecommunication.
Copyright.

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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Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

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http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1709376

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