Dan Boren (OK-2) has introduced the first bill of the 111th Congress that would amend the Copyright Act. H.R. 505 would allow Oklahoma residents, who can only get secondary transmissions from out of state broadcasters, to receive instate broadcasts via satellite under the 17 U.S.C. 119 statutory license. Full amendment below.
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111th CONGRESS, 1st Session: H. R. 505
A BILL to amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State.
SECTION 1. SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS TO SUBSCRIBERS IN OKLAHOMA.
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- (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘and (iv)’ and inserting ‘(iv), and (v)’;
(2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause:
‘(v) SUBSCRIBERS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA-
‘(I) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE TRANSMISSIONS OF LOCAL STATIONS IN OKLAHOMA- With respect to any subscriber described in subclause (II), the statutory license provided for in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier to that subscriber of primary transmissions of network stations located in the State of Oklahoma.
‘(II) ELIGIBLE SUBSCRIBERS- Subclause (I) applies to any subscriber who–
Section 119(a)(2)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is amended–
‘(aa) resides in the State of Oklahoma but does not receive the secondary transmissions of any network station located in that State because of the assignment of the subscriber to a local market receiving secondary transmissions of network stations located in another State; and
‘(bb) elects to receive the secondary transmissions of network stations located in the State of Oklahoma instead of the secondary transmissions of network stations located in that other State.’.
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