LRB-0675/1
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
June 9, 2005 - Introduced by Representative Schneider. Referred to Committee
on Energy and Utilities.
AB468,1,3
1An Act to create 100.2065 of the statutes;
relating to: prohibiting persons who
2provide broadcast and cable television services from transmitting
3programming that is encrypted in a certain manner.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits a provider of broadcast audio or video service or cable
television telecommunications service from transmitting from this state
programming that is encrypted in a manner that prevents the recipient of the
programming from recording the programming for the recipient's personal use.
Current federal law specifies the extent to which a recipient may record
programming for personal use.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB468, s. 1
4Section
1. 100.2065 of the statutes is created to read:
AB468,1,6
5100.2065 Encryption of audio and video programming prohibited. (1) 6In this section:
AB468,1,77
(a) "Broadcast service" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (1m).
AB468,2,1
1(b) "Cable television service" has the meaning given s. 196.01 (1p).
AB468,2,5
2(2) No person who provides a broadcast service or a cable television service may
3transmit from this state programming that is encrypted in a manner that prevents
4the recipient of the programming from recording the programming for the recipient's
5personal use to the extent permitted under federal law.
