Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act
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The Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 is a bill with intentions to extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17 of the United States Code
, and for other purposes. On December 3, the House of Representatives
passed by a vote of 394-11 the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 . The bill combines the House Commerce and Judiciary versions and reauthorizes the satellite compulsory license for carriage of distant network affiliate TV station signals for another five years, a license that expires at the end of the year unless a new bill, or a stopgap extension, is passed. It also deals with cable carriage and various copyright issues, including an audit process for copyright owners to ensure they receive the royalties they are entitled to, stiffer penalties for infringement and clarification that copyright owners' royalties apply to digital multicast streams carried by satellite. The bill must now either be reconciled with two different Senate versions, or the Senate could vote to approve the House version. If nothing is done, the satellite license to carry distant TV network signals expires at the end of 2010. http://www.benton.org/node/30254
Title 17 of the United States Code
Title 17 of the United States Code is the title of the United States Code that outlines United States copyright law.—Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright—Copyright Ownership and Transfer—Duration of Copyright—Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration—Copyright Infringement and...
, and for other purposes. On December 3, the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
passed by a vote of 394-11 the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 . The bill combines the House Commerce and Judiciary versions and reauthorizes the satellite compulsory license for carriage of distant network affiliate TV station signals for another five years, a license that expires at the end of the year unless a new bill, or a stopgap extension, is passed. It also deals with cable carriage and various copyright issues, including an audit process for copyright owners to ensure they receive the royalties they are entitled to, stiffer penalties for infringement and clarification that copyright owners' royalties apply to digital multicast streams carried by satellite. The bill must now either be reconciled with two different Senate versions, or the Senate could vote to approve the House version. If nothing is done, the satellite license to carry distant TV network signals expires at the end of 2010. http://www.benton.org/node/30254