United States Code Title 17 — Copyrights

§ 510. Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems

§ 510.

Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems

(a)

In any action filed pursuant to section 111(c)(3), the following remedies shall be available:

(1)

Where an action is brought by a party identified in subsections (b) or (c) of section 501, the remedies provided by sections 502 through 505, and the remedy provided by subsection (b) of this section; and

(2)

When an action is brought by a party identified in subsection (d) of section 501, the remedies provided by sections 502 and 505, together with any actual damages suffered by such party as a result of the infringement, and the remedy provided by subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

In any action filed pursuant to section 111(c)(3), the court may decree that, for a period not to exceed thirty days, the cable system shall be deprived of the benefit of a statutory license for one or more distant signals carried by such cable system.