PUBLIC LAW 105-80—NOV. 13, 1997 111 STAT. 1529 Public Law 105-80 105th Congress An Act To make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States Nov. 13, 1997 Code. [H.R. 672] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE SATELLITE HOME VIEWER ACT OF 1994. The Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-369) is amended as follows: (1) Section 2(3)(A) is amended to read as follows: 17 USC 119. "(A) in clause (i) by striking '12 cents' and inserting '17.5 cents per subscriber in the case of superstations that as retransmitted by the satellite carrier include any program which, if delivered by any cable system in the United States, would be subject to the syndicated exclusivity rules of the Federal Communications Commission, and 14 cents per subscriber in the case of superstations that are syndexproof as defined in section 258.2 of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations'; and". (2) Section 2(4) is amended to read as follows: "(4) Subsection (c) is amended— "(A) in paragraph (1)— "(i) by striking 'until December 31, 1992,'; "(ii) by striking '(2), (3) or (4)' and inserting '(2) or (3)'; and "(iii) by striking the second sentence; "(B) in paragraph (2)— "(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 'July 1, 1991' and inserting 'July 1, 1996'; and "(ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking 'December 31, 1994' and inserting 'December 31, 1999, or in accordance with the terms of the agreement, whichever is later'; and "(C) in paragraph (3)— "(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 'December 31, 1991' and inserting 'January 1, 1997'; "(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: '" (B) ESTABLISHMENT OF ROYALTY FEES.— In determining royalty fees under this paragraph, the copyright arbitration royalty panel appointed under chapter 8 shall establish fees for the retransmission of network stations and superstations that most clearly represent the fair market value of secondary transmissions. In determining the 39-194O-97- 15:QL3Part2
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