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H.R. 4451 (102nd)

Compulsory License Clarification Act of 1992

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Introduced

12 March 1992

Last action

17 March 1992 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]

Subjects

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Source updated

26 August 2025

Summary

Compulsory License Clarification Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to modify the definition of "cable system" to include a facility which makes secondary transmissions of signals by microwave or any other technologies employed for the local distribution of secondary transmissions of broadcast programming.

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Timeline

  1. 12 March 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 March 1992

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 March 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 March 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

    Source: Committee

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