### Question
How does the law define subscriber?


### Answer
Under *17 U.S.C. § 122*, **subscriber** is defined as:

> a person or entity that receives a secondary transmission service from a satellite carrier and pays a fee for the service, directly or indirectly, to the satellite carrier or to a distributor

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 122*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

