1. The term "person" means and includes one or more individuals,partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, organizations, or corporations;
2. The term "theater" means any establishment in which motion pictures areexhibited to the public regularly for a charge;
3. The term "distributor" means any person engaged in the business ofdistributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale orlicensing;
4. The term "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business ofoperating one or more theaters;
5. The term "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture tothe public for a charge;
6. The term "invitation to bid" means a written or oral solicitation orinvitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid for the right toexhibit a motion picture;
7. The term "bid" means a written offer or proposal by an exhibitor to adistributor in response to an invitation to bid for the right to exhibit amotion picture, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree toexhibit a motion picture;
8. The term "license agreement" means any contract, agreement,understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating tothe licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor;
9. The term "trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by adistributor at some location within the Commonwealth or the District ofColumbia or Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, which is opento any exhibitor from whom the distributor intends to solicit bids or withwhom the distributor intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit the motionpicture;
10. The term "blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for, oroffering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motionpicture at any time before such motion picture has either been trade screenedwithin the Commonwealth or the District of Columbia or Prince Georges andMontgomery Counties, Maryland, or before such motion picture, at the optionof the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing within theCommonwealth, or the District of Columbia or Prince Georges and MontgomeryCounties, Maryland, by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is solicitingbids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibitsuch motion picture; and
11. The term "run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in adefined geographic area for a specified period of time. A "first run" isthe first exhibition of a picture in the designated area; a "second run" isthe second exhibition; and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitionsafter the second run. "Exclusive run" is any run limited to a singletheater in a defined geographic area and a "nonexclusive run" is any run inmore than one theater in a defined geographic area.
1. The term "person" means and includes one or more individuals,partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, organizations, or corporations;
2. The term "theater" means any establishment in which motion pictures areexhibited to the public regularly for a charge;
3. The term "distributor" means any person engaged in the business ofdistributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale orlicensing;
4. The term "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business ofoperating one or more theaters;
5. The term "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture tothe public for a charge;
6. The term "invitation to bid" means a written or oral solicitation orinvitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid for the right toexhibit a motion picture;
7. The term "bid" means a written offer or proposal by an exhibitor to adistributor in response to an invitation to bid for the right to exhibit amotion picture, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree toexhibit a motion picture;
8. The term "license agreement" means any contract, agreement,understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating tothe licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor;
9. The term "trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by adistributor at some location within the Commonwealth or the District ofColumbia or Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, which is opento any exhibitor from whom the distributor intends to solicit bids or withwhom the distributor intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit the motionpicture;
10. The term "blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for, oroffering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motionpicture at any time before such motion picture has either been trade screenedwithin the Commonwealth or the District of Columbia or Prince Georges andMontgomery Counties, Maryland, or before such motion picture, at the optionof the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing within theCommonwealth, or the District of Columbia or Prince Georges and MontgomeryCounties, Maryland, by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is solicitingbids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibitsuch motion picture; and
11. The term "run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in adefined geographic area for a specified period of time. A "first run" isthe first exhibition of a picture in the designated area; a "second run" isthe second exhibition; and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitionsafter the second run. "Exclusive run" is any run limited to a singletheater in a defined geographic area and a "nonexclusive run" is any run inmore than one theater in a defined geographic area.
1. The term "person" means and includes one or more individuals,partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, organizations, or corporations;
2. The term "theater" means any establishment in which motion pictures areexhibited to the public regularly for a charge;
3. The term "distributor" means any person engaged in the business ofdistributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale orlicensing;
4. The term "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business ofoperating one or more theaters;
5. The term "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture tothe public for a charge;
6. The term "invitation to bid" means a written or oral solicitation orinvitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid for the right toexhibit a motion picture;
7. The term "bid" means a written offer or proposal by an exhibitor to adistributor in response to an invitation to bid for the right to exhibit amotion picture, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree toexhibit a motion picture;
8. The term "license agreement" means any contract, agreement,understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating tothe licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor;
9. The term "trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by adistributor at some location within the Commonwealth or the District ofColumbia or Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, which is opento any exhibitor from whom the distributor intends to solicit bids or withwhom the distributor intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit the motionpicture;
10. The term "blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for, oroffering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motionpicture at any time before such motion picture has either been trade screenedwithin the Commonwealth or the District of Columbia or Prince Georges andMontgomery Counties, Maryland, or before such motion picture, at the optionof the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing within theCommonwealth, or the District of Columbia or Prince Georges and MontgomeryCounties, Maryland, by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is solicitingbids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibitsuch motion picture; and
11. The term "run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in adefined geographic area for a specified period of time. A "first run" isthe first exhibition of a picture in the designated area; a "second run" isthe second exhibition; and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitionsafter the second run. "Exclusive run" is any run limited to a singletheater in a defined geographic area and a "nonexclusive run" is any run inmore than one theater in a defined geographic area.
