(ii) such individual program, or each indi-
vidual program of the group of programs, is 
generally uninterrupted by commercial adver-
tising messages; and 
(iii) subscribing viewers are charged a peri-
odic subscription fee for the reception of such 
programming during the viewing period covered 
by the fee. 
(B) If a delivery of a program qualifies both as 
a pay television transmission and subscription-on-de-
mand, then the delivery shall be deemed, for pur-
poses of this title, to be subscription-on-demand 
rather than a pay television transmission. 
(20) UNDEFINED BUSINESS MODEL.—The term 
‘‘undefined business model’’ means the transmission, 
delivery, or distribution of a program or programs 
that is not a defined business model. 
(21) VIDEO-ON-DEMAND.—(A) term ‘‘video-on- 
demand’’ means a delivery of an individual program 
or a specified group of programs in a case in 
which— 
(i) such individual program, or each indi-
vidual program of the group of program, is gen-
erally uninterrupted by commercial advertising 
messages;
(ii) recipients are charged a separate fee 
for such individual program or specified group 
of programs; and 
(iii) a recipient is able, at his or her discre-
tion, to select the time for beginning the of ex-
hibition of such individual program or specified 
group of programs. 
(B) If a delivery qualifies as both video-on-de-
mand and a pay television transmission, then the de-
livery shall be deemed, for purposes of this title, to 
be video-on-demand. 
SEC. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 12 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—COMPLIANCE 
STANDARDS 
SEC. 201. COMPLIANCE RULES. 
(a) DETECTING.—Any analog video input device sub-
ject to section 101(1) that receives an analog video signal 
through transmission from a source external to that device 
or by reading a recording of such signal from a 
prerecorded medium— 
(1) shall detect or cause to be detected the 
presence of the rights signaling system in the analog 
video signal; and
(2) if the rights signaling system is present in 
the analog video signal— 
(A) shall determine, or cause to be deter-
mined, based on information conveyed by the 
rights signaling system, whether the content 
contained in such analog video signal is copy 
unlimited no redistribution content, copy one 
generation content, or copy prohibited content, 
in accordance with Table W; and 
(B) shall abide by the relevant recording, 
output, and passing rules set forth in sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d). 
(b) RECORDING.— 
(1) COPY PROHIBITED CONTENT.—An analog 
video input device shall not record or cause the re-
cording of copy prohibited content in digital form, 
including retention and deletion on a frame-by- 
frame, minute-by-minute, or megabyte-by-megabyte 
basis, unless— 
(A) the copy prohibited content is retained 
for a period of not more than 90 minutes from 
initial receipt of each unit of such content using 
a bound recording method; and
(B) such content is destroyed or otherwise 
rendered unusable no later than the end of that 
90-minute period. 
(2) COPY ONE GENERATION AND COPY UNLIM-
ITED
NO
REDISTRIBUTION
CONTENT.—An analog 
video input device shall not record or cause the re-
cording of copy one generation content or copy un-
limited no redistribution content in digital form, 
other than— 
(A) using an authorized recording method 
in accordance with any requirements established 
under section 202(1); or 
(B) using a bound recording method, in 
which case Copy One Generation Content so re-
corded becomes Copy Prohibited Content with 
respect to that device. 
(3) TRANSITORY
IMAGE.—The requirements 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) do not prohibit tem-
porary storage of data for the sole purpose of ena-
bling a function not prohibited by those require-
ments, if such stored data— 
(A) is not maintained in the manner de-
scribed in section 512(a)(4) of title 17, United 
States Code, after that function has been per-
formed; and