Section 57-5-15 – [Misrepresentation of box office value; civil liability.]
Any producer and/or distributor, who misrepresents, either orally or otherwise, the merit or box office value of any motion picture or pictures, at the time of sale or lease of any product, or part thereof, shall be held accountable therefor and if such producer and/or distributor shall refuse or fail to make adjustment, the producer […]
Section 57-5-16 – [Fair and equitable adjustments of contracts permitted.]
The provisions of this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] shall not prohibit fair and equitable adjustments or changes in any contract for pictures in any competitive situation between producers, distributors and exhibitors, provided the same is openly arrived at, and each exhibitor in a competitive situation is accorded the same treatment under like or […]
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 […]
Section 57-5-8 – [Secret rebates or arrangements unlawful; penalty.]
It shall be unlawful for any producer and/or distributor or any other person, either directly or indirectly, to give any secret refund, rebate or reward of any kind to any competitive exhibitor, or for any competitive exhibitor to receive, either directly or indirectly, any secret refund, rebate or reward of any character from any producer, […]