To provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed.
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021
This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print, broadcast, or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies' content may be distributed by online content distributors.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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