Copyright Law of the United States of America: Contained in Title 17 of the United States CodeUnited States
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Copyright Law of the United States of America: Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code
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(B) In the event that the rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission are amended at any time after April 15, 1976,
to permit the carriage by cable systems of additional television
broadcast signals beyond the local service area of the primary
transmitters of such signals, the royalty rates established by section
111(d)(2)(B) may be adjusted to insure that the rates for the
additional distant signal equivalents resulting from such carriage are
reasonable in the light of the changes effected by the amendment to
such rules and regulations. In determining the reasonableness of rates
proposed following an amendment of Federal Communications Commission
rules and regulations, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal shall consider,
among other factors, the economic impact on copyright owners and users:
Provided, That no adjustment in royalty rates shall be made under this
subclause with respect to any distant signal equivalent or fraction
thereof represented by (i) carriage of a signal of the same type (that
is, independent, network, or noncommercial educational) substituted for
such permitted signal, or (ii) a television broadcast signal first
carried after April 15, 1976, pursuant to an individual waiver of the
rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, as such
rules and regulations were in effect on April 14, 1976.
(C) In the event of any change in the rules and regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission with respect to syndicated and sports
program exclusivity after April 15, 1976, the rates established by
section 111(d)(2)(B) may be adjusted to assure that such rates are
reasonable in light of the changes to such rules and regulations, but
any such adjustment shall apply only to the affected television
broadcast signals carried on those systems affected by the change.
(D) The gross receipts limitations established by section 111(d)(2)(C)
and (D) shall be adjusted to reflect national monetary inflation or
deflation or changes in the average rates charged cable system
subscribers for the basic service of providing secondary transmissions
to maintain the real constant dollar value of the exemption provided by
such section; and the royalty rate specified therein shall not be
subject to adjustment; and
(3) As soon as possible after the date of enactment of this Act, and no
later than six months following such date, the President shall publish
a notice announcing the initial appointments provided in section 802,
and shall designate an order of seniority among the initially-appointed
commissioners for purposes of section 802(b).
Section 802. Membership of the Tribunal.
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