Required disclosure to consumers

(a) A person that owns or operates a website or online service that consists, to a substantial extent, of the electronic dissemination of third-party commercial recordings or audiovisual works, directly or indirectly, and that electronically disseminates such works to consumers in this state shall clearly and conspicuously disclose its true and correct name, physical address, telephone number, and email address on such website or online service in a location readily accessible to a consumer using or visiting the website or online service. (b) The following locations shall be deemed readily accessible for purposes of this article: (1) A home page or screen; (2) An “about” or “about us” web page or screen; (3) A “contact” or “contact us” web page or screen; (4) An information web page or screen; or (5) Another place on the website or online service commonly used to display identifying information to consumers. History. Code 1981, § 10-1-932, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 203, § 2/HB 508; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 2(36)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024. Amendments. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modern- ize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (a) and substituted “home page” for “landing or home web page” in paragraph (b)(1). 10-1-933. Civil actions authorized; compliance; recovery of expenses.