§ 558. Criminal and civil liability
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to affect the criminal or civil liability of cable programmers or cable operators pursuant to the Federal, State, or local law of libel, slander, obscenity, incitement, invasions of privacy, false or misleading advertising, or other similar laws, except that cable operators shall not incur any such liability for any program carried on any channel designated for public, educational, governmental use or on any other channel obtained under section 532 of this title or under similar arrangements unless the program involves obscene material.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, § 638, as added Pub. L. 98–549, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2801; amended Pub. L. 102–385, § 10(d), Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1486.)
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- Public Law 102–385To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased consumer protection and to promote increased competition in the cable television and related markets, and for other purposes
- Public Law 98–549To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide a national policy regarding cable television
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- Sec. 2Repeal of regulatory intervention in the television marketplace under the Communications Act of 1934
- Sec. 2Repeal of regulatory intervention in the television marketplace under the Communications Act of 1934
- Sec. 3Repeal of regulatory intervention in the television marketplace under the Communications Act of 1934
- Sec. 3Repeal of regulatory intervention in the television marketplace under the communications act of 1934
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- June 19, 1934, ch. 652
- Pub. L. 98–549, § 2
- 98 Stat. 2801
- Pub. L. 102–385, § 10(d)
- 106 Stat. 1486
- Pub. L. 102–385
- section 28 of Pub. L. 102–385
- section 9(a) of Pub. L. 98–549
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ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–549, § 2
Stat.98 Stat. 2801
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–385, § 10(d)
Stat.106 Stat. 1486
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