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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-200: XXX

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  2. Title 70

A. Schools shall have the right to broadcast all high school

athletic activities in this state in which the school's athletic

team is participating.

B. If the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

enters into an exclusive broadcast agreement for an athletic

activity, such agreement shall not prohibit a local broadcaster or

school from broadcasting a school's athletic activity in which the

school's athletic team is participating.

C. The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts

involving the right to broadcast that are entered into or renewed on

or after the effective date of this act.

D. For purposes of this section:

1. "Athletic activity" means any high school athletic pre-

season, regular season, or playoff game;

2. "Broadcast" means the live or recorded audio or video

transmission over airwaves, streaming, or other transmission of an

athletic activity, play-by-play, or other account of such activity

via radio, television, Internet, or other technologies;

3. "Exclusive broadcast agreement" means an agreement entered

into between the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

and an organization to broadcast the Oklahoma Secondary School

Activities Association's athletic activities under which such

organization retains sole rights to broadcast such activities or

first right to broadcast such activities;

4. "Local broadcaster" means an organization, located in

Oklahoma, that provides local broadcast services for any activity of

a local school. Local broadcaster includes school-sponsored

organizations that produce student-organized broadcasts such as

educational courses or programs offered by the school; and

5. "Organization" means an individual, public or private

corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association,

joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity.

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