Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010

Important Notice: Deadline Extended for Filing Cable Statements of Account

On August 12, 2010, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association submitted a letter to the Copyright Office seeking a 30-day extension of the filing deadline for cable copyright statements of account (SOA) covering the first accounting period of 2010.  The Office has granted NCTA's request.  The deadline to file cable SOAs for the first accounting period of 2010 is now September 29, 2010.  See NCTA letter. For further information read Federal Register 75 FR 52276.

Background

Congress recently passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (“STELA”). This law updates and reauthorizes the satellite carrier distant broadcast signal license, found in Section 119 of the Copyright Act, for another five years. STELA also amends the cable statutory license, found in Section 111 of the Copyright Act, in several respects. These two licenses were amended in part to take into account the recent digital broadcast television transition. The Copyright Office has begun implementing changes in the law affecting the Section 111 and Section 119 statutory licenses. This website will serve as the repository for all documents related to STELA and all actions taken by the Copyright Office to implement the mandates set forth in the new Act.