57-222. Required information. - Kansas Statutes

57-222

Chapter 57.--PATENT RIGHTS AND COPYRIGHTS Article 2.--MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC-MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS

      57-222.   Required information.No performing rights society shall enter into, or offer to enterinto, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at thetime of the offer, or any time thereafter, but no later than 72 hours prior tothe execution of that contract, the society provides to the proprietor, inwriting, the following:

      (a)   A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract;

      (b)   upon request of the proprietor, the opportunity to review the mostcurrently available list of the members or affiliates represented by theperformingrights society; and

      (c)   notice that it will make available, uponrequest of any proprietor, at the sole expense of the proprietor, the mostcurrently available list of the copyrighted musical works in the performingrights society's repertory, provided the notice shall include a toll-freetelephone number and shall specify the means by which such information may besecured.

      History:   L. 1996, ch. 102, § 2; July 1.