The House Commerce Committee postponed markup of the Satellite Ho...
The House Commerce Committee postponed markup of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) Thurs. A House source said the Judiciary Committee, working on a version of the legislation that focuses on copyright, asked the Commerce Committee to hold…
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off on its markup so the 2 committees could continue to harmonize the bills. Additionally, the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t address the SHVIA bill it had on its calendar for Thurs. business meeting. At a hearing Wed. (CD May 13 p4), Senate Judiciary ranking Democrat Leahy (Vt.) said the Committee needed time to make adjustments to the bill. The bill introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chmn. Hatch (R-Utah) simply extends the current SHVIA provision for 5 more years, but Hatch indicated he thought royalty fees should be raised for DBS providers.