FCC Should Repeal Compulsory License Along With Network Nondupe and Syndicated Exclusivity Rules, NAB Says
It would be “irresponsible” for the FCC to repeal network nonduplication and syndicated exclusivity rules without also removing the cable industry’s compulsory copyright licenses, NAB officials told an aide to FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly in a meeting Thursday, according to…
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an ex parte filing in docket 10-71. Such an action would “put another a massive thumb on the scale for the cable industry and give the broadcast industry the back of the hand,” NAB said. “The Commission’s exclusivity rules are a critical part of the bargain that led to Congress granting the cable industry the right to compulsory copyright licenses,” it said.