Statutory licensing: communication to the public under section 31D covers internet broadcasting organizations and similar digital broadcasts. Section 31D's statutory licensing covers broadcasters who engage in communication to the public, defined to include making works available by any means of display or diffusion and simultaneous transmission to multiple households. Read with that definition, 'any broadcasting organization desirous of communicating to the public' is not limited to radio or television, and therefore internet broadcasting organizations are included within the scope of section 31D.
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Statutory licensing: communication to the public under section 31D covers internet broadcasting organizations and similar digital broadcasts.
Section 31D's statutory licensing covers broadcasters who engage in communication to the public, defined to include making works available by any means of display or diffusion and simultaneous transmission to multiple households. Read with that definition, "any broadcasting organization desirous of communicating to the public" is not limited to radio or television, and therefore internet broadcasting organizations are included within the scope of section 31D.
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