Retail Establishment And Performing Rights

Section 1 of the bill expands the law covering contracts between performing rights societies and proprietors of retail establishments to cover investigations and negotiations between the two. Current law gives a retail establishment 72 hours to consider and to rescind a contract with a performing rights society. Section 2 changes this standard to 3 business days. Section 2 also clarifies that the law governing these negotiations and contracts applies to representatives of these societies. Finally, the societies are prohibited from charging a proprietor for performances that are already licensed for the performance. Section 3 raises the minimum statutory damages from $1,000 to $2,000 for…