47 U.S.C. § 560 — Scrambling of cable channels for nonsubscribers
submitted 92 years ago by Pub. L. 104-104 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 78 words · no verdicts yet
At a subscriber’s request, a cable operator must fully scramble or block each channel’s audio and video programming without charging the subscriber. “Scramble” means rearranging the signal so the programming cannot be understood when viewed or heard.
(a) Subscriber request. When a cable subscriber requests it, the cable operator* must, without charge, fully scramble or otherwise fully block the audio and video programming* on every channel* carrying that programming, so that a nonsubscriber does not receive it.
(b) Definition of “scramble.” In this section, “scramble” means rearranging the programming signal’s content so the programming cannot be viewed or heard in an understandable way.
Upon request by a cable service* subscriber, a cable operator* shall, without charge, fully scramble or otherwise fully block the audio and video programming* of each channel* carrying such programming so that one not a subscriber does not receive it.
As used in this section, the term “scramble” means to rearrange the content of the signal of the programming so that the programming cannot be viewed or heard in an understandable manner.
Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, § 640, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title V, § 504, Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 136.)
- 1934Enacted · Pub. L. 104-104 · 110 Stat. 136
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-104 on 1934-06-19.
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