Section 57-5-19 – [Failure to designate agent for service of process; penalty; pictures barred.]
The requirements in Section eighteen [57-5-18 NMSA 1978] are hereby made a prerequisite to the right of any person, firm or corporation to sell, lease or otherwise distribute motion pictures within the state of New Mexico. Any person, firm or corporation selling, distributing or exhibiting pictures in the state of New Mexico without first designating […]
Section 57-5-20 – [Venue of prosecutions.]
The venue in an indictment or information for conspiracy in violation of the provisions of this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978], may be laid in the county in which the agreement was entered into, or in any county in which any overt act was done by any of the conspirators in furtherance of the […]
Section 57-5-10 – [Exhibitor having contract running longer than year; rights in selection of pictures.]
Any competitive exhibitor or exhibitors having contracts or franchise, with any producer and/or distributor continuing for a period of more than one year, at the time of the passage of this act, such competitive exhibitor, or exhibitors, shall not participate in the alternative drawing or selection of pictures with the other competitive exhibitors, as provided […]
Section 57-5-1 – Definitions.
As used in Chapter 57, Article 5 NMSA 1978: A. “corporation” means any subsidiary holding company, joint purchasing or selling association, business trust, joint stock association and officers and agents or employees serving in any capacity; B. “person” means a natural person, partnership, firm of two or more persons having a joint or common interest […]
Section 57-5-2 – [Purpose of act; violations; penalty.]
The intent and purpose of this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] is to eliminate and prevent monopolies, restraint of trade, unfair combinations, favoritism, discrimination, overbuying or preference of any kind on the part of producers, distributors or any other person or persons, in favor of any person, corporation, firm or association owning or operating […]
Section 57-5-3 – [Restrictive contracts, combinations or monopolies illegal; penalty.]
Every contract, combination or monopoly of any kind which in any way prevents, restricts, prohibits or interferes with any competitive exhibitor or exhibitors from acquiring his or their proportionate share of any product or products of any producer and/or distributor, or any other person, as in this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] provided, is […]
Section 57-5-4 – [Contracts for excessive number of pictures unlawful; form of contracts of sale, license or lease; power of public regulation commission; penalty for violations.]
It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, firm or corporation, who owns, operates or controls, either directly or indirectly, any motion picture theater, or room, hall, auditorium or place where motion pictures of any kind are exhibited in one or more towns or cities in this state, where competition exists, to contract for, […]
Section 57-5-5 – [Division of products among exhibitors.]
Producers and/or distributors, or any person or corporation selling, leasing or supplying in any way motion pictures to exhibitors in any competitive situation, shall allot, divide or distribute their product in proportion to the kind and number of theaters in that town or city; first run pictures among exhibitors operating first run theaters and second […]
Section 57-5-6 – [Announcement of pictures to be produced; contents of announcement; filing with public regulation commission; sale to competitor at less price unlawful; sale or lease to be by contract; penalty for violation.]
Whenever a producer and/or distributor announces a group or series of pictures or annual product to exhibitors, either made or to be made, it shall be filed immediately with the corporation commission [public regulation commission] and announced directly and simultaneously to all exhibitors in competitive situations. All pictures or productions shall be announced by either […]
Section 57-5-7 – [Contracts for sale, lease or license; revocation or disapproval; binding when not disapproved.]
In any competitive situation where there has been an executory contract entered into for the sale, lease or license of any product, or part thereof, the same shall be subject to revocation by the exhibitor signing said contract at any time prior to the acceptance of the same by the producer and/or distributor, or within […]