[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 4080 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 670
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4080

   To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement 
    agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain 
     secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2006

Mr. Stevens (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the 
             following bill; which was read the first time

                            December 6, 2006

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL



   To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement 
    agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain 
     secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF 17 U.S.C. 119.

    Section 119(a)(7)(B) is amended by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following:
                        ``The court may, at any time, approve a 
                        settlement agreement executed after December 1, 
                        2006, by 1 or more plaintiffs and 1 or more 
                        defendants in connection with litigation that 
                        resulted in the entry of an injunction under 
                        clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph, and 
                        may modify such injunction accordingly.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 670

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4080

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                                 A BILL

   To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement 
    agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain 
     secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 6, 2006

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar