§ 612. — Syndicated exclusivity.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC612]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 5--WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION
SUBCHAPTER VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 612. Syndicated exclusivity
(a) The Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a combined
inquiry and rulemaking proceeding for the purpose of--
(1) determining the feasibility of imposing syndicated
exclusivity rules with respect to the delivery of syndicated
programming (as defined by the Commission) for private home viewing
of secondary transmissions by satellite of broadcast station signals
similar to the rules issued by the Commission with respect to
syndicated exclusivity and cable television; and
(2) adopting such rules if the Commission considers the
imposition of such rules to be feasible.
(b) In the event that the Commission adopts such rules, any willful
and repeated secondary transmission made by a satellite carrier to the
public of a primary transmission embodying the performance or display of
a work which violates such Commission rules shall be subject to the
remedies, sanctions, and penalties provided by subchapter V of this
chapter and section 605 of this title.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, Sec. 712, as added Pub. L. 100-667,
title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3958; amended Pub. L. 103-
414, title III, Sec. 304(a)(17), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4297.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-414 struck out ``, within 120 days
after January 1, 1989,'' after ``The Federal Communications Commission
shall''.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, see section 206 of Pub. L. 100-667,
set out as a note under section 119 of Title 17, Copyrights.
