Section 18-7701 – SHORT TITLE.

18-7701. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act." History: [18-7701, added 1979, ch. 119, sec. 1, p. 368]

Section 18-7702 – DEFINITIONS.

18-7702. DEFINITIONS. As used in this act: (1) "Blind bidding" means bidding, negotiating, offering terms, making an invitation to bid, or agreeing to terms for the purpose of entering into a license agreement prior to a trade screening of the motion picture that is the subject of the agreement. (2) "Distributor" means any person engaged […]

Section 18-7703 – PROHIBITION ON BLIND BIDDING.

18-7703. PROHIBITION ON BLIND BIDDING. No distributor shall engage in blind bidding. History: [18-7703, added 1979, ch. 119, sec. 3, p. 369]

Section 18-7704 – PROHIBITION ON MINIMUM FEE GUARANTEE.

18-7704. PROHIBITION ON MINIMUM FEE GUARANTEE. It shall be unlawful for any license agreement which provides for a fee or other payment to the distributor based in whole or in part on the attendance or the box office receipts at a theatre within the state to contain or be conditioned upon a guarantee of a […]

Section 18-7705 – AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON TRADE SCREENING.

18-7705. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON TRADE SCREENING. If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the purpose of entering into a license agreement, the bid shall include in the invitation to bid the date, time and location of the trade screening of the motion picture that is the subject of the invitation to bid. History: [18-7705, […]

Section 18-7706 – PROHIBITION ON REQUIREMENT OF ADVANCE PAYMENT AS SECURITY.

18-7706. PROHIBITION ON REQUIREMENT OF ADVANCE PAYMENT AS SECURITY. (1) It shall be unlawful for any license agreement for the exhibition of a motion picture at a theatre within the state to contain or be conditioned upon a provision, agreement or understanding that the exhibitor shall advance any funds prior to the exhibition of the […]

Section 18-7707 – UNENFORCEABILITY OF WAIVER PROVISION.

18-7707. UNENFORCEABILITY OF WAIVER PROVISION. Any provision of an invitation to bid or a license agreement that waives any of the prohibitions of or fails to comply with this act is void and unenforceable. History: [18-7707, added 1979, ch. 119, sec. 7, p. 369]

Section 18-7708 – PENALTY.

18-7708. PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully violate any provision of this act. Any such violation shall constitute a misdemeanor. History: [18-7708, added 1979, ch. 119, sec. 8, p. 369]