15 U.S.C. § 1292 — Area telecasting restriction limitation

submitted 65 years ago by Pub. L. 87-331 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 63 words · no verdicts yet

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This section creates an exception to the sports-telecasting rule for certain area restrictions.

Section 1291 does not apply to a covered joint agreement that stops a person who bought or received telecasting rights from showing games in an area, except in a league member club’s home territory on a day when that club plays at home.

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Section 1291 of this title shall not apply to any joint agreement described in the first sentence in such section which prohibits any person to whom such rights are sold or transferred from televising any games within any area, except within the home territory of a member club of the league on a day when such club is playing a game at home.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 87–331, § 2, Sept. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 89–800, § 6(b)(2), Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1515.)

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1961Enacted · Pub. L. 87-331 · 75 Stat. 732
1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-800 · 80 Stat. 1515

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-331 on 1961-09-30.

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