15 U.S.C. § 1802: Definitions

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Defines key words used in the chapter. "Antitrust law" means the Federal Trade Commission Act, the statutes that act calls "Antitrust Acts," their amendments, and other related competition laws. "Joint newspaper operating arrangement" means any contract, agreement, joint venture, or similar deal by two or more newspaper owners to share production and business tasks like printing, publication timing, distribution, advertising and circulation work, rate-setting, and revenue sharing, so long as they do not merge editorial or reporting staffs and each paper keeps its own editorial policies. "Newspaper owner" means anyone who owns or controls one or more newspapers, even through other companies. "Newspaper publication" means a paper printed on newsprint that comes out at least once a week and mainly carries news and editorial opinion. "Failing newspaper" means a paper that is likely to fail financially. "Person" means any individual or any legal business or organization under U.S. or foreign law.

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(1)The term “antitrust law” means the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.] and each statute defined by section 4 thereof [15 U.S.C. 44] as “Antitrust Acts” and all amendments to such Act and such statutes and any other Acts in pari materia.

(2)The term “joint newspaper operating arrangement” means any contract, agreement, joint venture (whether or not incorporated), or other arrangement entered into by two or more newspaper owners for the publication of two or more newspaper publications, pursuant to which joint or common production facilities are established or operated and joint or unified action is taken or agreed to be taken with respect to any one or more of the following: printing; time, method, and field of publication; allocation of production facilities; distribution; advertising solicitation; circulation solicitation; business department; establishment of advertising rates; establishment of circulation rates and revenue distribution: Provided, That there is no merger, combination, or amalgamation of editorial or reportorial staffs, and that editorial policies be independently determined.

(3)The term “newspaper owner” means any person who owns or controls directly, or indirectly through separate or subsidiary corporations, one or more newspaper publications.

(4)The term “newspaper publication” means a publication produced on newsprint paper which is published in one or more issues weekly (including as one publication any daily newspaper and any Sunday newspaper published by the same owner in the same city, community, or metropolitan area), and in which a substantial portion of the content is devoted to the dissemination of news and editorial opinion.

(5)The term “failing newspaper” means a newspaper publication which, regardless of its ownership or affiliations, is in probable danger of financial failure.

(6)The term “person” means any individual, and any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity existing under or authorized by the law of the United States, any State or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any foreign country.

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The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in par. (1), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Tables.

§1802 Definitions

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