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Auburn
Area Access, Inc. ACTV Operating
Rules and Procedures Table of Contents |
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| Introduction
Preface Purpose Non-Discrimination Policy Status Location of Facilities Staff Hours of Operation Production Facilities User Fees Auburn Community Television Membership |
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| Part II: Training | |
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Production Training
Courses |
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| Part III P.E.G. Channels | |
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Programming |
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| Part IV Use of Production Equipment | |
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General Rules |
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| Part V Suspension of User Privileges | |
| Request
to Leave Major Offenses Probationary Sanctions Minor Offenses Disciplinary Actions Disciplinary Discretion Appeals Procedure |
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PART I: INTRODUCTION |
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Preface |
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This document, the "Operating Rules and Procedures," governs the activities of Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television. |
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The purpose of this document is to clearly set forth the rules and procedures that govern the operation of Auburn Community Television facilities. These rules and procedures are intended to encourage maximum participation by Auburn area individuals and groups in a fair and equitable manner. This document also identifies the many services and opportunities available to Auburn area residents to develop locally produced cable programming.
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All potential users of the Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television facilities and services must first agree to comply with the Rules and Procedures specified herein.
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These "Operating Rules and Procedures" are not, and will never be, complete. They will evolve with the growth and development of Auburn Community Television and the concrete experiences of those who use its facilities and services. Amendments to this document may be considered and implemented by the Auburn Area Access Board of Directors at any time.
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| 2.0 | Auburn Area Access | |||
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Purpose. Auburn Area Access is a non-profit corporation, whose purpose is to empower individuals, organizations, causes and groups within the Auburn area to produce and present their own non-commercial cable TV programs, responsive to the full and diverse range of Auburn's area residents, perspectives, concerns, issues and interests, coordinating outreach, training, production, playback, and promotional activities to achieve these goals. |
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Auburn Area Access Non-Discrimination Policy Statement Auburn Area Access shall not discriminate in the delivery of services on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual preference, age, religious belief, social philosophy, economic status, or physical ability. |
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Status Auburn Community Television operates under the terms and conditions of its agreement with the following parties: (1) The City of Auburn, a municipal corporation, (2) Placer Union High School District, (3) Auburn Area Access, a California non-profit corporation. Auburn Area Access is governed by a Board of Directors. |
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Location of Facilities Placer High School Campus, Room 408 Auburn Area Access administrative offices and production facilities are located here. Production equipment at this location includes:
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Auburn Community Television Staff Administrative staff located at the Placer High School facility location include the Executive Director, Production Coordinator, and volunteers. In addition, high school students may be involved in Auburn Community Television operations through a program offering "hands-on" experience to students attending Placer Union High School District schools. |
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| 2.6 | Hours of Operation | |||
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Production Facilities 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Saturdays by appointment. Closed Sundays and Holidays. Hours of operation are flexible and will be modified in the future as additional staff becomes available and as community participation requires. |
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| 2.7 | User Fees | |||
| 2.71 | During the hours of operation listed above in Section 2.6, all of the services available through Auburn Community Television are provided to eligible users who are members in good standing for no additional charge. | |||
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Outside of the regular hours of operation, special arrangements may be made to use the production facilities at specified rates by non-profit groups, government agencies, and individuals that have been appropriately trained and certified. (All material produced must comply with Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television programming content restrictions, as described in Part III, Section 6.0.
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Group and individual training, with specified fees, is available through Placer Adult School.
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Customized group training, with specified fees, is available to groups whose special needs cannot be met by scheduling or other concerns.
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Maximum number of trainees per group:
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Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television Membership Residents of Auburn are encouraged to join Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television as members.
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PART
II: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
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Production Training Courses Teaching radio and television production skills to interested community volunteers is a primary role for Auburn Community Television. Classes given through Placer Adult School, are designed to teach basic techniques enabling beginners to master the following subject areas: |
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Single Camera Television/Video Production This course teaches the basic operations and setup procedures for a video camera and video tape recorder. It includes information on location shooting, basic lighting for video, basic location audio, shooting styles, planning for later editing of the program and other knowledge important to the single camera operator. |
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Videotape Editing Most television programs require further post-production editing prior to cablecasting. This course is designed to teach videotape editing skills including: basic technical understanding of the videotape editing process; the mechanics of operating editing systems; planning your shooting for later editing; use of audio sources to enhance the edited videotape and use of the character generator. |
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Multiple Camera Studio Production Studio television production offers community volunteers the basic skills required for setup and production of studio based, multiple camera, switched programming. Skills taught include: the members of the production team and each one's responsibilities; pre-production planning for studio programming; operating procedures for cameras, lights, audio, video switcher, video tape recorder, character generator, and other equipment as needed; issues of studio safety and care of equipment; and other information enabling the community producer to plan and produce studio based programs. |
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Multiple Camera Remote Television Production (Studio-in-a-Box) Combining the portability of modern television equipment with the multiple camera/switch capabilities of studio TV production, this class requires previous experience in both single camera and studio television production techniques. Class instruction will feature the setup and use of Auburn Community Television's multiple camera field production studio-in-a-box. |
| 1.2 | Training courses identified above shall be offered by Auburn Community Television through Placer Adult School. The facilities of Auburn Community Television at Placer High School, Room 408, are the primary training facilities for all classes. Special arrangements may also be made to conduct courses at other locations for group training. |
| 1.3 | Each course shall include a minimum of 12 hours of instruction. Registration is handled through Placer Adult School. |
| 1.4 | The faculty is selected based upon their understanding of video/television production combined with a positive, supportive teaching style. |
| 1.5 | Every effort shall be made to constantly evaluate the curriculum. Trainee input shall be encouraged and attended to. The basic goal of each course shall be to teach the trainee those skills required for the production of quality television programs. |
| 2.0 | Course Enrollment Procedures |
| 2.1 | Registration is handled through the Placer Adult School office, (Finley St. Auburn), which oversees the signing-up for the appropriate classes, and payment of a fee per class. |
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Special arrangements can be made to offer courses at sites, dates, and times not previously scheduled. In this way, groups with special interests or special needs (such as the visually or hearing impaired) may be better addressed. The courses may be scheduled by contacting the Auburn Community Television Executive Director. A minimum number of students may be required. |
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Certification Eligibility and Procedures |
| 3.1 | To insure that only trained and qualified residents of the Auburn community are granted use of Auburn Community Television equipment and facilities, all potential users must first be certified for said use by designated Auburn Community Television personnel. |
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Eligibility To be certified, potential users must satisfy each of the following criteria regarding residency and age to be considered as eligible for use of Auburn Community Television equipment and facilities. |
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Residency Any resident of the City of Auburn or an employee or agent of a non-profit community group or organization with offices located within Placer County will satisfy the residency requirement.
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Age. A potential user must be 18 years of age or older to request use of Access Sacramento equipment and facilities with the following exceptions:
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| 3.23 | A minor shall be issued a User I.D. card which indicates his or her restricted status. |
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Certification Procedures A potential user of Auburn Community Television equipment and facilities must first verify that he or she fully understands the responsibilities and skills required for such use. The procedures for certification require the potential user to do the following: 3.31 Check out a copy of Operating Rules and Procedures in the administrative office, and read it. |
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Certification will be required in each of these areas:
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Auburn Community Television Production Directors will be primarily responsible for the scheduling and supervision of certification sessions that involve use of Auburn Community Television production equipment. Each session will include:
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User ID Card When the potential user has signed a "Statement of Compliance" with the Auburn Community Television Operating Rules and Procedures, is found to be an individual member in good standing, provided verification of age and residency, presented a current valid California ID card, and has completed the steps outlined above in subsections 3.31 to 3.34, the Production Director will issue an Auburn Community Television User ID This will designate the type of equipment the person has been approved to use. Signed Statement of Compliance forms will be kept on permanent file at the Auburn Community Television office. |
| 3.41 | The User ID shall be retained by the user and shown whenever he/she wishes to check out, use or reserve Auburn Community Television equipment. |
| 3.42 | The user's name, ID number, (a scanned copy of driver's license or State I.D. card number), will be recorded in the users file by the Auburn Community Television staff. |
| 3.43 | Any user found to have altered the above I. D. card, loaned it to another individual, or in any other way used the ID card in an attempt to deceive Auburn Community Television and thus gain access to equipment or facilities in an unapproved manner, shall be subject to possible suspension of privileges or other actions deemed appropriate by Auburn Area access/Auburn Community Television. |
| 3.5 | Training classes offered will be designed to teach those skills required in the certification process. Auburn Community Television does not guarantee that successfully completing the coursework will ensure success in certification. |
| 3.6 | Individuals who do not pass the certification process will be encouraged to re-take the appropriate course and try to be certified again. |
| 3.7 | Individuals may attempt certification in a particular area as many times as they wish but will not be allowed to sign-up for the same certification until 30 days has passed since their last unsuccessful attempt. |
| 3.8 | Candidates for certification are not required to take the Auburn Community Television/Placer Adult School Courses. If a candidate can demonstrate the required skills and documentation of previous experience, (letters of reference, college grades, employment record, resume tape or other documentation), the candidate may be certified, at the discretion of the staff at Auburn Community Television. |
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PART
III PROGRAMMING
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1.0
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P.E.G.
Channels
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1.1
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Public
access programming will be produced as a result of the combined efforts
of Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television and the Auburn area
community groups, organizations and individuals. ACTV provides training
and certification services, a limited amount of technical help, and consulting
assistance, for the development, production, and cablecast of community
use programming by eligible users, free of charge. Access staff will schedule
programming on the P.E.G. (Public, Education, Government), channels using
overall guidelines established by the Auburn Area Access Board of Directors
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Auburn
Area Access/Auburn Community Television is responsible for the management
of one (1) P.E.G. video channel and one (1) P.E.G. Bulletin Board Channel.
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The following programming formats are available to community producers on the public access video channels 19 & 20:
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| 2.0 | User Eligibility |
| 2.1 | Potential users must satisfy each of the following criteria regarding residency, age, and compliance with orientation procedures. |
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Residence Any resident of the City of Auburn or an employee or agent of a non-profit community group or organization with offices located within Auburn Area will satisfy the residency requirement. |
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Residency shall be defined as having a verifiable residential mailing address. |
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Nonresidents may be eligible to use Auburn Community Television channel space if their programming is submitted on behalf of a non-profit community group or organization with offices located within the Auburn Area, by which they have been designated as staff members or representatives. Such individuals will be issued a User I.D. card which indicates this restricted status. |
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Full-time student status at any Placer Union High School District school may satisfy residency requirement |
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Age A potential user must be 18 years of age or older to request use of Auburn Community Television channel space with the following exceptions: |
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A minor may request such use if an adult parent or legal guardian assumes legal responsibility. |
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An adult taking responsibility for a minor in Auburn Community Television activities must have knowledge of the required orientation procedures described below. |
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A minor must also complete the required orientation procedures described below. |
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A minor shall be issued a User ID card, which indicates his or her restricted status, based on age. |
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Program Content Responsibility A potential user of ACTV channel space acknowledges that he or she takes full responsibility for the content of the programming submitted to be cablecast, and agrees to permit Auburn Community Television to provide his or her name and phone number as included on the required "Playback Request Form" to viewers who wish to respond directly to views expressed in his or her program. |
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Orientation Procedures A potential user of Auburn Community Television channel space must first verify that he or she fully understands the responsibilities inherent in such use. |
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Copies of Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television "Operating Rules and Procedures" will be available each potential user, who should examine this document carefully. |
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The potential user must sign a "Statement of Compliance" with the Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television Operating Rules and Procedures, provide verification of age and residency, and present a current valid California ID card which includes his or her picture (e.g., driver's license). Signed Statement of Compliance forms will be kept on permanent file. |
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Upon receipt of a potential user's signed Statement of Compliance form, verification of age and residency, and presentation of his or her current valid California ID card, a staff member will issue a laminated Auburn Community Television "User ID" card to the applicant free of charge. The User ID card will include the California ID card number. There is a $2 re-issue charge for lost or missing cards. |
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Auburn Community Television Individual Members To reserve and use any equipment or to be a program provider, the user must be an individual member in good standing of Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television. |
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Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television Non-Discrimination Policy Statement Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television shall not discriminate against potential users of its channel space on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual preference, age, religious belief, social philosophy, economic status, or physical ability. |
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Programming Liability All users presenting a tape recorded or live program for cablecast on a public access channel managed by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television shall agree in writing, as a condition of the cablecast, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, The City of Auburn, Cable Foundation, Starstream, Television Commission, the County of Placer, and their respective directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims or other injury (including reasonable cost of defending claims or litigations) arising from or in connection with claims of loss or damage to person or property arising out of the failure to comply with these Operating Rules and Procedures, any applicable laws, rules, regulations, or other requirements of local, state, or federal authorities, for claims of libel, slander, invasion of privacy, or infringement of common law or statutory copyright, for breach of contract or other injury or damage in law or equity which claims result from the cablecast of the user's program. |
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Programming Content Restrictions To assure compliance with the agreement with applicable ordinances, regulations, laws and statutes, presentation of the following material on a community use or public access channel managed by Auburn Community Television or the production of the following material using the facilities of Auburn Community Television is prohibited: |
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Material designed to promote the sale of commercial products or services. |
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Commercial programming which in whole or in part depicts, demonstrates, or discusses products, services, or businesses with the intent or substantial effect of benefiting or enhancing a profit-making enterprise. |
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Except
as provided in Section 9.0 below, the solicitation or appeal for funds
or other things of value for any and all purposes.
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Advertising
which endorses or opposes candidates for public office, that is
also intended to be presented as a paid political advertisement on other
media.
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Programming
which constitutes or promotes any lottery or gambling enterprise in a
manner that is in violation of any applicable local, state, or federal
law.
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Material
that is obscene as defined by applicable law.
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5.7
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Material
which constitutes libel, slander, invasion of privacy or publicity rights,
unfair competition, violation of trademark or copyright, or which might
violate any local, state or federal law.
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5.8
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Material
which has a reasonable probability of creating an immediate danger of
damage to property or injury to persons.
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6.0
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Copyright
Clearances
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6.1
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All
users presenting a tape recorded or live program for cablecast on a public
access channel managed by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television
shall agree in writing, as a condition of the cablecast, that they have
previously made all appropriate arrangements to obtain all rights to all
material to be cablecast and clearances from broadcast stations, networks,
sponsors, music licensing organizations' representatives (except as provided
for in Subsection 7.2 below), and without limitation from the foregoing,
any and all other persons as may be necessary to transmit its or their
program material. Users shall maintain for inspection by Auburn Area Access/Auburn
Community Television, upon reasonable notice, copies of all clearances
and releases required by this Section 7.0.
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Auburn
Area Access understands that the American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) are negotiating
nationwide licensing arrangements with the National Cable Television Association
(NCTA) for performances of their members' musical compositions on local
organizations by cable television systems. The following procedures will
be undertaken until Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television informs
users of any changes in the above situation:
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All
users may include music licensed by ASCAP or BMI in their programs without
previously making special arrangements with ASCAP or BMI.
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6.22
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Appropriate
acknowledgment should be given in the credits to the musical compositions
licensed by ASCAP or BMI that are included in the users' programs.
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Underwriting After receiving approval in advance from Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, users are permitted to give aural and/or visual underwriting credit to a person or organization that has paid for, in whole or in part, the production of a program cablecast on a public access channel managed by Auburn Area Access, so long as the underwriting credit does not violate FCC rules or regulations, the terms of the Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television Operating Rules and Procedures (including Section 6.0, Programming Content Restrictions, above), and .-he following additional guidelines: |
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A
credit to an individual underwriter shall not exceed ten (10) seconds
in length and total underwriting credits may not exceed thirty (30) seconds
in length during a single break for credit.
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The
audio shall be a single voice-over announcement identifying the underwriter
and the service they provide (if appropriate).
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Underwriters
may be given a credit at the open of every underwritten program and must
be given a credit at the end of the program.
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If
the program is longer than one (1) hour and fifteen (15) minutes, underwriters
may receive a credit at the open of the program, at each sixty-minute
interval (or at a natural break as close to the hour as possible), and
at the close.
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If
the program is longer than two (2) hours and fifteen (15) minutes, underwriters
may receive a credit at the open of the program, at each sixty-minute
interval (or at a natural break as close to the hour as possible), and
at the close.
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A
fifth (5th) credit may be given in programs exceeding three (3) hours
and fifteen (15) minutes in length, and so on.
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7.7
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A
complete packet of information regarding underwriting and fundraising
procedures, available at the Access Sacramento administrative office,
must be obtained by interested individuals and an agreement must be signed
with Access Sacramento before any underwriting or fundraising activities
are permitted to occur.
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Fundraising After receiving approval in advance from Auburn Area Access, users may conduct fundraising activities during a program cablecast on a public access channel managed by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, without charges for such channel use, if the activities meet the following criteria: |
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All
funds generated from such fundraising activities shall be used only in
support of the user's cablecasting activities on such channels.
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The
purpose of the fundraising activity must be clearly stated during the
cablecast at least once every half-hour.
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8.12
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The
purpose and method of the fundraising activity must have been previously
approved by the Auburn Area Access Board of Directors.
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8.2
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No
user may use such channels to raise funds for any other organization or
any purpose other than that stated above in Subsection 9.1. This shall
not, however, prevent the cablecast of public service announcements, including
announcements (which do not include prices) of fundraising events or activities
for non-profit organizations.
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During
an auction or similar fundraising activity within a program:
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8.31
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Credit
announcements may identify particular products or services.
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Credit
announcements shall not include promotion of such products or services
beyond that necessary for the specific auction purposes.
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8.33
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Visual
exposure may be given to a display in the auction area including the underwriter's
name and trademark and product or service, or a representation thereof.
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9.0
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Acknowledgments
and Disclaimers
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9.1
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All
tape recorded and/or live programming cablecast on a public access channel
managed by Auburn Area access must clearly identify the producer of the
program to be cablecast at the beginning or end of the program.
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9.2
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Within the program credits (through an aural or visual credit, or both) of all programs made with the facilities and services of Auburn Community Television, the producer must include the following statement: "This program was made possible by the use of facilities and services of Auburn Community Television." |
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As
previously stated in Subsection 7.22, appropriate acknowledgment should
be given in the credits to the musical compositions licensed by ASCAP
or BMI that are included in the producer's program.
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9.4
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When
required by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, a disclaimer
must be included at the beginning and end of the program to indicate that
the views expressed in the program do not necessarily reflect those of
Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television.
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When
required by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, an announcement
must be included at the beginning of the program to indicate that portions
of the upcoming program may be inappropriate for children, or deal with
issues of a particularly sensitive nature, etc., and that viewer discretion
advised.
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10.0
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Copyright
and Ownership
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10.1
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The
community producer and Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television
shall jointly own the copyright of each program and materials made by
the producer with the facilities and services of Auburn community Television.
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10.2
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Beyond
the required cablecast of such a program on a public access channel managed
by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, all other uses of a
program or material produced with the facilities and services of ACTV
must be agreed to in writing by the producer and the Executive Director
of Access Sacramento and must comply with the provisions of Section 12.0,
Distribution Rights, below.
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10.3
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Auburn
Community Television shall require that any user desiring to keep a copy
of a program or material produced with its facilities and services shall
pay for the replacement cost of the recording tape or other material.
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10.4
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Access Sacramento will seek producer permission for use of any community use or public access program or material:
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10.5
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Auburn
Community Television will have the right to include excerpts of any public
access program or material without payment in Auburn Community Television
sampler tapes, training materials or promotional materials.
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11.0
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Distribution
Rights
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11.1
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All
programs produced with the facilities and equipment of Auburn Community
Television must be presented first on a public access channel managed
by Auburn Area Access/Auburn community Television, unless prior permission
is obtained from the Executive Director of Access Sacramento.
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11.2
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Tape recordings of programs made with the facilities and equipment of Auburn Community Television cannot be used for general fundraising or commercial purposes, with the following exceptions:
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11.3
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Tape
recordings of programs made with the facilities and equipment of Access
Sacramento may be distributed to other cable access centers for presentation.
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12.0
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Program
Scheduling Procedures
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12.1
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Public Access Channels
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12.11
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In
general, community users may schedule their public access programs on
a first-come, first-served basis for presentation on public access channels.
Consideration will be given to playback requests by first-time users.
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12.12
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Except
as provided for above in Section 6.0, Programming Content Restrictions;
and Section 10.0, Acknowledgments and Disclaimers; Auburn Community Television
will not exercise any editorial control over the programming to be presented
on public access channels.
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12.13
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The following procedures must be followed by community users to present their program on public access channels:
Tape-recorded programs submitted for cablecast must comply with the technical requirements specified in Section 17.0, below. |
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Repeat Programming After the initial cablecast of a program on any Auburn Community Television channel, further scheduling of the program is at the sole discretion of the Executive Director. |
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12.3
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The Executive Director, in exercising his/her discretion, shall base his/her determination upon the following factors: (a) The availability
of time slots. |
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Series Programming To allow for regularly scheduled programming cablecast at a consistent time on a given day of the week, Auburn Community Television will enter into contracts with program producers/providers for series programming for presentation on the public access channels managed by Auburn Community Television, within the constraints of the following guidelines: |
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For
a series, a producer/provider of programming must have demonstrated the
ability to produce/provide programming of a consistent quality in a timely
manner. A series-programming producer must have previously produced at
least four (4) single programs with Auburn Community Television facilities.
Determinations regarding eligibility will be made by an Auburn Community
Television staff member.
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13.2
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Auburn
Community Television will permit a maximum of no more than four month's
worth of programming installments of a series per contract. Each installment
must be different than every other installment in the series, and must
not have been previously presented on a public access channel managed
by Auburn Community Television.
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13.3
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A
proposed series contract must be approved by the Auburn Community Television
staff.
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13.4
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A series contract will be examined for potential renewal or extension of the series with regard to:
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13.5
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If
a series producer/provider fails to produce/provide any installment of
a series, the series may be canceled and the producer/provider will not
be granted a series time in the future without the permission of the Auburn
Community Television Executive Director.
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13.6
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Auburn
Community Television reserves the right to pre-empt scheduled series programs
on public access channels to present special or time-sensitive programming.
Auburn Community Television will attempt to notify the producer of an
affected series program prior to such a change.
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13.7
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An
individual program producer/provider may have only one series contract
in effect at a time. Frequency of installments shall be limited to no
more than one time slot per week per series contract.
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14.0
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Live
Programming
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14.1
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Qualification
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14.11
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To
be eligible for live program scheduling on public access channels managed
by Auburn Community Television, the program producer and crew must have
been certified for use of the Auburn Community Television studio facilities.
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14.12
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To
be eligible to schedule live programming a producer and crew must have
demonstrated the ability to coordinate and produce programs in a consistent
and timely fashion, and must have produced a minimum of two programs with
Auburn Community Television facilities. Determinations will be made by
an Auburn Community Television staff member.
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14.2
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Forfeiture Producers of live programming on public access channels managed by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television will forfeit their live programming privileges, may have playback reservations canceled, and/or may be restricted from live programming completely for any of the following reasons: |
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14.21
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Having
inadequate crew to successfully fulfill the obligation to produce the
scheduled programming.
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14.22
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Lateness
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14.23
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Demonstrating
a consistent inability to begin and end programming at scheduled and/or
required times.
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14.24
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Program
content violations occurring during live programming.
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15.0
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Length
of Programs
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15.1
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Programs
submitted for cablecasting on a public access channel managed by Auburn
Area Access/Auburn Community Television should conform to the time frames
of 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, etc., if possible. The actual program
should be 2 - 4 minutes short of the given time frame (e.g., a 30-minute
program should actually run 28 minutes and a 60 minute program should
run 58 minutes) in order to leave room on the tape for technical and identification
information, as well as provide time between programs for station identification,
promotional announcements, PSA'S, etc. Programs of any length may be submitted.
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15.2
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Programs
over 60 minutes in length will be allowed for special events, coverage
of lengthy meetings, etc.
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15.3
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Programs
shorter than 15 minutes in length will be grouped together in a video
or audio "shorts" format.
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16.0
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Technical
Requirements
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16.1
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Video
Channels
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16.11
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The following tape formats will be accepted for playback on the public access video channels managed by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television:
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16.12
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Tape-recorded
programs must have technical standards high enough to deliver a clear
and unbroken picture to cable subscribers. Audio must be clearly understandable
and at audible levels without distortion.
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16.13
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Technical information which must be recorded on the submitted tape:
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16.14
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The following minimum information must be included on labels affixed to the videocassette and the videocassette box:
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17.0
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Violations
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17.1
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Violations
of Auburn Community Television's programming policies and rules, or any
other breach of the Statement of Compliance may subject the user to immediate
forfeiture of the privilege of using the public access channels managed
by Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television, or its facilities and
services, as well as other possible sanctions against users pursuant to
Part V of the Access Sacramento Operating Rules and Procedures.
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17.2
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If
a violation of the programming content restrictions set forth in Section
6.0, above, results in the imposition of a sanction against a user, or
if Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television refuses to cablecast
a user's programming solely because such programming is found to be in
violation of any Section in Part III: Programming, the user shall have
the right to exercise the appeals procedures described in Part V, Section
6.0 of these Auburn Area Access/Auburn Community Television Operating
Rules and Procedures.
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