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Title II — Copyright Provisions

113th Congress · Approved Dec 4, 2014 · 128 Stat. 2059

TITLE II Copyright Provisions

SEC. 201. Reauthorization.

Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in section 111(d)(3)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ clause” and inserting “ paragraph”; and
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “ clause” and inserting “ paragraph”; and
(2)
in section 119—
(A)
in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking “ 2014” and inserting “ 2019”; and
(B)
in subsection (e), by striking “ 2014” and inserting “ 2019”.

SEC. 202. Termination of License.

(a)
In General.— Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, as amended in section 201, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(h) Termination of License.—This section shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2019.”

(b)
Conforming Amendment.— Section 107(a) of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (17 U.S.C. 119 note) is repealed.

SEC. 203. Local Service Area of a Primary Transmitter.

Section 111(f)(4) of title 17, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence—
(1)
by inserting “ as defined by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission,” after “ television station,”;
(2)
by striking “ comprises the area within 35 miles of the transmitter site, except that” and inserting “ comprises the designated market area, as defined in section 122(j)(2)(C), that encompasses the community of license of such station and any community that is located outside such designated market area that is either wholly or partially within 35 miles of the transmitter site or,”; and
(3)
by striking “ the number of miles shall be 20 miles” and inserting “ wholly or partially within 20 miles of such transmitter site”.

SEC. 204. Market Determinations.

Section 122(j)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by moving the margins of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 2 ems to the left; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(E) Market determinations.—The local market of a commercial television broadcast station may be modified by the Federal Communications Commission in accordance with section 338(l) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338).”