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''Schurz Communications v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America'', 982 F. 2d 1043 (7th Cir. 1992), held in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, was argued on October 2, 1992 and decided on November 5, 1992. The case dealt with the justification of the FCC's regulation of the way television networks are allowed to distribute and produce programs into syndication. Judge Posner was the Circuit Judge for the case. This case challenged Syndication and Financial rules imposed in the 1970s, as broadcast television changed with the popularity of cable television, the rise of the FOX network, and the discrediting of the leverage theory. ==Broadcast Structure== The broadcast television industry has a structure of three main role players: The Network The network is a vertically integrated media corporation. Vertically structured by the following reasons: networks own in-house production facilities in order to produce their own television video programming, networks own and operate television stations in major markets (such as Los Angeles and New York), networks affiliate themselves with independently owned television stations throughout the entire nation, and maintain telecommunications links among all these stations to distribute video programming. They are involved in every level: production, distribution and consumption. The Affiliates: Affiliates are TV stations affiliated with networks however they seek independent and original programming as well. Affiliates receive “network feeds” but also originate local news and sports programming, as well as obtain syndicators. The Independents: Independents are TV stations that do not affiliate with a network. An independent station is responsible for obtaining programming for the entire broadcast day on a program-by-program basis from a number of sources. Independents primarily run syndications, such as movies that have been previously shown in theatres as well as series that have previously aired. In addition, a large bulk of independent programming comes from series that have been produced originally for the independent stations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Schurz Communications, Inc. v. FCC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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