44-6903. Performing rights society; lists;
access; electronic address; toll free telephone number
A. Each performing rights society that licenses music in this state shall maintain
an electronic computer data base of its repertoire. The performing rights society shall
make available in electronic form a current list of at least the titles and the names of
the authors and publishers of the copyrighted musical works for which the performing
rights society has collected royalties on behalf of copyright owners and which have been
performed publicly. The performing rights society shall update the list at least every
week.
B. The performing rights society shall provide the electronic address of the list
prescribed in this section to the secretary of state.
C. On request, the secretary of state shall allow any person to review in
electronic or printed form the list prescribed in this section and a list of the
performing rights society's members and affiliates.
D. The list that exists in electronic form during the period of the contract with a
performing rights society as supplemented by subsequent modifications to the list is
binding between the parties to the contract for the period specified in the contract.
E. On request, a performing rights society shall provide a printed current copy of
the list prescribed in this section and a list of the performing rights society's members
and affiliates to any person and may charge a fee to cover the cost of making the copies,
excluding the cost of maintaining the data base or any other overhead cost.
F. Each performing rights society shall establish and maintain a toll free
telephone number that the performing rights society and the copyright owners represented
by the performing rights society may use to answer inquiries relating to specific musical
works licensed by that performing rights society.
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