Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Satellite Carriers Title II: Secondary Transmissions by Cable Systems Title I: Satellite Carriers - Amends Federal copyright provisions to revise the formula for computing royalty fees for secondary transmissions for private home viewing by satellite carriers as follows: (1) 17.5 cents per subscriber for superstations not subject to syndicated exclusivity under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations; and (2) 14 cents per subscriber for superstations subject to such exclusivity. Requires such amounts to be totalled with the sum of the number of subscribers receiving secondary transmissions of network stations multiplied by six (currently, three) cents to calculate the royalty fee for a six-month period. Repeals provisions concerning notice of voluntary negotiation proceedings regarding such fees. Extends to June 1, 1995, the date by which the Copyright Royalty Tribunal is required to publish notice of arbitration proceedings for determining fees to be paid by satellite carriers that are not parties to voluntary royalty fee payment agreements. Title II: Secondary Transmissions by Cable Systems - Defines "cable system," for purposes of provisions governing secondary transmissions by cable systems, as a facility, other than a satellite carrier, that receives signals embodying a performance or display of a work transmitted by broadcast stations licensed by the FCC or by Canadian or Mexican governmental authorities and makes secondary transmissions of such signals to subscribing members of the public.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 16 August 1994

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 16 August 1994

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 16 August 1994

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 1993

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  Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 1993

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 February 1993

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