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      "title": "Retransmission of Network Programming Under the Satellite Home Viewer Act: Summary of the PrimeTime 24 Decision",
      "summary": "On May 12, 1998, the Federal District Court in Miami, Florida issued a preliminary injunction,\nordering PrimeTime 24, a distributor of satellite television programming services, to terminate the\nretransmission of network television signals (specifically the programming of the Columbia\nBroadcasting System (CBS) and Fox television networks) to many of its customers nationwide. The\ncourt predicated the issuance of the injunction on its finding that PrimeTime 24 had violated\nprovisions of the Satellite Home Viewer Act, which limit the retransmission of network television\nsignals to customers residing in \"unserved households.\" Because of the number of satellite television\nsubscribers affected and the potential inability of many such customers to receive any network signals\nafter the scheduled termination dates, the court orders have generated considerable attention and\nquestions regarding the need to modify the standards governing the transmission of network signals\nby satellite carriers. \n  In an effort to remedy the effect of the court orders and to address other issues related to the\nsatellite transmission of broadcast programming, Congress approved the \"Intellectual Property and\nCommunications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999\" ( S. 1948 ) on November 19, 1999. \nAttached by reference to the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( H.Rept. 106-479 ), the Act amends the Satellite Home Viewer Act to provide specific relief to subscribers whose\nsatellite television network service was subject to termination as a result of the injunctions; modified\nthe standards used to determine subscriber eligibility to receive network signals and authorized\nsatellite carriers to provide new programming services to subscribers.",
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