[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2591 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2591

   To amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an 
  exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit 
 organizations to display live football games, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2008

  Mr. Specter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an 
  exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit 
 organizations to display live football games, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN DISPLAYS BY CERTAIN 
              NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or (C)'' after 
        ``(B)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(v), by adding ``or'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) communication by an entity defined under 
                section 3121(w)(3)(A) or (B) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 of a transmission or retransmission 
                embodying a performance of a professional football 
                contest intended to be received by the general public, 
                originated by a radio or television broadcast station 
                licensed as such by the Federal Communications 
                Commission, or if an audiovisual transmission, by a 
                cable system or satellite radio, if--
                            ``(i) no direct charge is made to see or 
                        hear the transmission or retransmission;
                            ``(ii) during the communication no money is 
                        accepted or received by the organization; and
                            ``(iii) the transmission or retransmission 
                        is not further retransmitted by the 
                        establishment where the transmission or 
                        retransmission is received.''.
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