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S.4080 - 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. 109th Congress (2005-2006)

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Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] (Introduced 12/05/2006)
Latest Action: Senate - 12/06/2006 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.  (All Actions)
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Summary: S.4080 — 109th Congress (2005-2006) All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in Senate (12/05/2006)

Allows the court to: (1) approve a settlement agreement executed after December 1, 2006, by plaintiffs or defendants in connection with litigation that resulted in the entry of an injunction against a satellite carrier for a willful or repeated pattern or practice of delivering a primary transmission made by a network station and embodying a performance or display of a work to subscribers who are not eligible to receive the transmission; and (2) modify the injunction accordingly.