Section 302 Report

Citation
U.S. Copyright Office, Section 302 Report (Aug. 29, 2011) (full-text).

Overview
"Section 302 of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) charges the U.S. Copyright Office as follows:

Not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, and after consultation with the Federal Communication Commission, the Register of Copyrights shall submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report containing the following:

1. proposed mechanisms, methods, and recommendations on how to implement a phase-out of the statutory licensing requirements set forth in sections 111, 119, and 122 of title 17, United States Code, by making such sections inapplicable to the secondary transmission of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission of a broadcast station that is authorized to license the same secondary transmission directly with respect to all of the performances and displays embodied in such primary transmission

2. any recommendations for alternative means to implement a timely and effective phase-out of the statutory licensing requirements set forth in sections 111, 119, and 122 of title 17, United States Code 3. any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions as may be appropriate to achieve such a phase-out."