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18 UCLA J.L. & Tech. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/ujlt18 and id is 1 raw text is: Spring 2014 www.lawtechjournal.com Volume 18, Issue 1 UCLA Journal of Law & Technology OMISSION BY PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION: PREVENTING THE CIRCUMVENTION OF THE TRANSMIT CLAUSE Brad M. McBride TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 2 II. The Transmit Clause.............................................................................................. 8 A. The Transmit Clause of the 1976 Copyright Act (§101)................................... 9 B. Analyzing What Constitutes a Public Performance Under the Transmit Clause... 11 1. Cases and Legislative History Leading to the 1976 Copyright Act.................. 11 2 . C ab levision .................................................................................................... . . 12 3. A ereo L itigation ............................................................................................... . 14 4. B arryD riller and Film O n X .............................................................................. 18 III. The Dangers Posed by the Current Interpretation of the Transmit Clause .... 21 IV. A Clarification of the Transmit Clause and a Workable Standard for Courts 24 A. The Standard .......................................................................................................... 24 B. Justifications for the Standard........................................................................... 28 1. P lain L anguage................................................................................................ . . 2 8 2. C ongressional Intent ........................................................................................ 30 3. Judicial Interpretation ...................................................................................... 32 4. Public Policy Issues ........................................................................................ 34 V. Reexamining Case Law Under the New Standard ........................................... 35 A . F ortnightly / Telep rom p ter .....................................................................................36 B. Cablevision ............................................................................................................. 36 C. B arryD riller / F ilm O n X ..................................................................................... 37 D. Aereo ...................................................................................................................... 37 VI. Conclusion...............................................................................................................39

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