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Keywords: copyright, retransmit, royalty, patent, license

The authorization enjoyed by a cable system under The Copyright Act of 1976 to retransmit programs without negotiating payments to individual copyright owners.

spotcable.com

The authorization given by a judicial or administrative authority to a third party for the use of a patented invention, without the consent of the patentee, on various grounds of general interest (absence of working, public health, anticompetitive practices, emergency, national defense).

southcentre.org

a formal conveyance of permission by a government to a third party to exploit a patent, trademark, or copyright, without the permission of the holder of such item of intellectual property

glenninstitute.osu.edu

a license created by the United States Copyright Act that allows certain persons to use copyrighted material for specified uses without the explicit permission of the copyright owner

law.richmond.edu

a license to exploit a patented invention granted by the state to a third party

ip-watch.org

a license to use a patent, copyright, or other exclusive right that a government forces the holder to grant to others

nationmaster.com

a mandatory mechanical license that is issued on behalf of the copyright owners after the public release of the first recording of that musical composition

thefirm.com

The right of cable systems and certain other delivery media to retransmit copyrighted material in broadcast signals without the consent of the copyright owner for payment of a government-set royalty based on the system's gross revenues.

nielsenmedia.com

Legislation requiring copyright holders to license users of copyrighted material (CATV operators) on a uniform basis and for a stipulated fee.

turnkey.net

This type of licensing means that whoever wants to broadcast a song owned by someone else can do so as long as they pay the rate set by the relevant industry organization. The lack of compulsory licensing for music downloads has stalled the efforts of online music distributors to go legit.

reviews.cnet.com

A license created by Congress that allows certain parties the right to use copyrighted works without prior permission of the copyright holder in exchange for a specific royalty fee.

ualr.edu

In a compulsory license, a government forces the holder of a patent, copyright, or other exclusive right to grant use to the state or others. Usually, the holder does receive some royalties, either set by law or determined through some form of arbitration.

en.wikipedia.org

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Keywords: proprietor, statutory, compelling, permitting, technique

a legal technique for compelling a proprietor to share information by permitting a statutory charge for the sharing

asis.org

Keywords: extraordinary, domestic, destroy, potential, technology

an extraordinary limitation on owner's rights, all the more so if available to a technology (such as the Internet), which has the potential to destroy the established domestic and international markets for uses that are authorized

strategis.ic.gc.ca