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
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Became law
Dec 7, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117)
Dec 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 6, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117)
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