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HR 6384 109th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Copyright Direct broadcast satellites Injunctions Intellectual property Law Subscription television Television programs Television relay systems Television stations

To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.

Introduced: December 6, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117)
Dec 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 6, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allows the court to: (1) approve a settlement agreement executed after December 1, 2006, by plaintiffs or defendants in connection with litigation that resulted in the entry of an injunction against a satellite carrier for a willful or repeated pattern or practice of delivering a primary transmission made by a network station and embodying a performance or display of a work to subscribers who are not eligible to receive the transmission; and (2) modify the injunction accordingly.

What's happening now December 7, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 7, 2006
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Dec 7, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Dec 6, 2006
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6384: To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6384/
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"H.R. 6384: To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6384/.
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H.R. 6384, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6384/.
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