Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 1985 c 285 s 54]

Subd. 2.Access channel.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 238.11

  • Access: means entrance onto the premises of the property owner and an easement for purposes of surveying, designing, installing, inspecting, maintaining, operating, repairing, replacing, or removing equipment used in the construction and operation of a cable communications system. See Minnesota Statutes 238.02
  • Cable communications system: means a system that (1) provides the service of receiving and amplifying (i) programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations and (ii) other programs originated by a person operating a cable communications system or by another person, and (2) distributes those programs by wire, cable, microwave, or other means, regardless of whether the means are owned or leased, to persons who subscribe to the service. See Minnesota Statutes 238.02
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: means any individual, trustee, partnership, municipality, association, corporation or other legal entity. See Minnesota Statutes 238.02
  • Program: means any broadcast-type program, signal, message, graphics, data, or communication content service. See Minnesota Statutes 238.02

No cable communications system may prohibit or limit a program or class or type of program presented over a leased channel or a channel made available for public access, governmental or educational purposes. Neither the person operating a cable communications system nor the officers, directors, or employees of the cable communications system is liable for any penalties or damages arising from programming content not originating from or produced by the cable communications system and shown on any public access channel, education access channel, government access channel, leased access channel, or regional channel.