### Question
What is the definition of short market?


### Answer
The definition of **short market** is as follows in *17 U.S.C. § 119*:

> a local market in which programming of one or more of the four most widely viewed television networks nationwide is not offered on either the primary stream or multicast stream transmitted by any network station in that market or is temporarily or permanently unavailable as a result of an act of god [2](#119_2_target) or other force majeure event beyond the control of the carrier

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 119*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

