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Audio Broadcast Flag Licensing Act of 2006

Introduced: March 2, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Mar 2, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Audio Broadcast Flag Licensing Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require and enforce, in conjunction with the in-band, on-channel technical standard for digital audio broadcast transmissions under consideration, that: (1) all technologies necessary to make transmission and reception devices compliant with such standard are licensed on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms; (2) such licenses include prohibitions against unauthorized copying and redistribution of transmitted content through the use of a broadcast flag or similar technology; and (3) FCC licensees providing digital audio broadcast service comply with such prohibitions. Mandates the same requirements with respect to FCC regulation of satellite digital audio radio services (SDARS) pursuant to FCC rules. Provides limitations with respect to the adoption of any digital audio regulations.

What's happening now March 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1