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.
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ReportedReported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendment
Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates temporary antitrust exemption allowing news publishers to jointly negotiate with large platforms like Google and Facebook over access to their content.
Who Benefits and How
News publishers gain collective bargaining power with platforms. Local journalism may receive compensation for content. News industry gains leverage against big tech.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Large platforms face mandatory negotiations with publishers. Platform costs may increase for news content. Antitrust enforcement limited for publisher groups.
Key Provisions
- Safe harbor for collective negotiation by publishers
- Applies to platforms with 50M+ monthly US users
- 8-year temporary exemption from antitrust laws
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Provides antitrust safe harbor for news publishers to collectively negotiate with large platforms
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Enable collective publisher bargaining with tech platforms"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
acquiring, crawling, or indexing content
online platform with 50M+ US monthly users and market cap over 550B
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