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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #c1 #bjai,mr4    
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a     
tempor>y safe h>bor = publi%]s ( onl9e  
cont5t to collectively negotiate )      
dom9ant onl9e plat=ms reg>d+ ! t]ms on  
:i* cont5t may be di/ribut$4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,j\rnalism ,competition & ,pres]vation  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,safe h>bor = c]ta9  
collective negotiations  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,antitru/ laws ,! 
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giv5 ! t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/    
section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #ab72 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 section #e
 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae
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applies to unfair me?ods ( competition2 
&  7ii7 any ,/ate law 7includ+          
regulations7 t prohibits or p5alizes !  

conduct describ$ 91 or is o!rwise       
inconsi/5t )1 subsection 7b74  7#b7     
,news cont5t creator ,! t]m news cont5t 
creator means-- 7,a7 any pr9t or digital
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 pr(essional editorial /aff t creates & 
di/ributes orig9al news & relat$ cont5t 
conc]n+ local1 national1 or int]national
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weekly basis2 &  7ii7 is comm]cially    
m>ket$ ?r\gh subscriptions1 adv]tis+1 or
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news & relat$ cont5t1 ) ! editorial     
cont5t consi/+ ( n less ?an #be p]c5t   
curr5t news & relat$ cont5t4  7#c7      
,onl9e cont5t di/ributor ,! t]m onl9e   
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7,a7 op]ates a website or o!r onl9e     
s]vice t displays1 di/ributes1 or       
directs us]s to news articles1 works (  
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liability ,a news cont5t creator may n  
be held liable "u ! antitru/ laws =     
engag+ 9 negotiations ) any o!r news    
cont5t creator dur+ ! #d-ye> p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act  
to collectively )hold cont5t f1 or      
negotiate )1 an onl9e cont5t di/ributor 
reg>d+ ! t]ms on :i* ! news cont5t ( !  
news cont5t creator may be di/ribut$ by 
! onl9e cont5t di/ributor1 if-- 7#a7 !  
negotiations ) ! onl9e cont5t           
di/ributor-- 7,a7 are n limit$ to price2
  7,b7 are nondiscrim9atory z to        
simil>ly situat$ news cont5t creators2  
7,c7 directly relate to ! quality1      
accuracy1 attribution or br&+1 &        
int]op]ability ( news2 &  7,d7 p]ta9 to 
t]ms t w\ld be available to all news    
cont5t creators2  7#b7 ! coord9ation    
betwe5 ! news cont5t creators is        
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di/ributor t are o!rwise consi/5t ) ?is 
,act2 &  7#c7 ! negotiations d n involve

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or an onl9e cont5t di/ributor4  7c7     
,rule ( con/ruction ,except z provid$ 9 
?is ,act1 ?is ,act %all n be con/ru$ to 
modify1 impair1 or sup]s$e ! op]ation ( 
! antitru/ laws4