Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§1292 Area telecasting restriction limitation

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - TELECASTING OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CONTESTS › § 1292

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows certain joint agreements to stop buyers of broadcast rights from showing games in an area, except inside a club’s home territory on its home days.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §1292

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

section 1291 of this title shall not apply to any joint agreement described in the first sentence in such section which prohibits any person to whom such rights are sold or transferred from televising any games within any area, except within the home territory of a member club of the league on a day when such club is playing a game at home.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1966—Pub. L. 89–800 substituted “described in the first sentence of such section” for “described in such section”.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1292

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73