THE HILL — Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced legislation on Tuesday aimed at boosting online video services like Netflix, Hulu and iTunes.
His bill, the Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, would provide certain legal protections to online video sites and would bar cable, broadcast and media companies from engaging in anti-competitive practices.
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