legislation: 99-hr-5126

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99-hr-5126 99 hr 5126 Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1986 Commerce 1986-06-26 1986-09-22 Clean Bill H.R.5572 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. House Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] WI D K000020 4 Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1986 - Amends the copyright law to require through 1994 the compulsory licensing of secondary transmissions of a primary transmission made by a superstation when such secondary transmissions are made by a satellite carrier to the public for private viewing for a direct charge. Requires such satellite carriers to deposit royalties and an accounting with the Register of Copyrights on a semiannual basis. Permits royalty fees to be set by voluntary negotiation, according to a prescribed formula, or by compulsory arbitration. 2025-08-29T16:32:27Z  

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