shall provide that any information in the EDGAR
system that is required to be disseminated by the contractor--
may be sold or disseminated by the contractor
only pursuant to a uniform schedule of fees prescribed by the Commission;
may be obtained by a purchaser by direct
interconnection with the EDGAR system;
shall be equally available on equal terms
to all persons; and
may be used, resold, or redisseminated by
any person who has lawfully obtained such information without restriction
and without payment of additional fees or royalties; and
shall require that persons, or classes of persons,
required to make filings with the Commission submit such filings in a form
and manner suitable for entry into the EDGAR system and shall specify the
date that such requirement is effective with respect to that person or class;
except that the Commission may exempt persons or classes of persons, or filings
or classes of filings, from such rules or regulations in order to prevent
hardships or to avoid imposing unreasonable burdens or as otherwise may be
necessary or appropriate.
June 6, 1934, c. 404, Title I, § 35A, as added Dec. 4, 1987, Pub.L. 100- 181,
Title I, § 102, 101 Stat. 1249; Nov. 3, 1998, Pub.L.
105-353, Title II, § 202, 112 Stat. 3234.
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