§ 1802. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1802]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 43--NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION
Sec. 1802. Definitions
As used in this chapter--
(1) The term ``antitrust law'' means the Federal Trade
Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.] and each statute defined by
section 4 thereof [15 U.S.C. 44] as ``Antitrust Acts'' and all
amendments to such Act and such statutes and any other Acts in pari
materia.
(2) The term ``joint newspaper operating arrangement'' means any
contract, agreement, joint venture (whether or not incorporated), or
other arrangement entered into by two or more newspaper owners for
the publication of two or more newspaper publications, pursuant to
which joint or common production facilities are established or
operated and joint or unified action is taken or agreed to be taken
with respect to any one or more of the following: printing; time,
method, and field of publication; allocation of production
facilities; distribution; advertising solicitation; circulation
solicitation; business department; establishment of advertising
rates; establishment of circulation rates and revenue distribution:
Provided, That there is no merger, combination, or amalgamation of
editorial or reportorial staffs, and that editorial policies be
independently determined.
(3) The term ``newspaper owner'' means any person who owns or
controls directly, or indirectly through separate or subsidiary
corporations, one or more newspaper publications.
(4) The term ``newspaper publication'' means a publication
produced on newsprint paper which is published in one or more issues
weekly (including as one publication any daily newspaper and any
Sunday newspaper published by the same owner in the same city,
community, or metropolitan area), and in which a substantial portion
of the content is devoted to the dissemination of news and editorial
opinion.
(5) The term ``failing newspaper'' means a newspaper publication
which, regardless of its ownership or affiliations, is in probable
danger of financial failure.
(6) The term ``person'' means any individual, and any
partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity
existing under or authorized by the law of the United States, any
State or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any foreign country.
(Pub. L. 91-353, Sec. 3, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 466.)
References in Text
The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in par. (1), is act
Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, as amended, which is classified
generally to subchapter I (Sec. 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of
this title and Tables.
