Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.370.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to Titl…
RCW 19.370.020 Requirement to register.
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A performing rights society that licenses the performing rights to music may not license or attempt to license the use of or collect or attempt to collect any compensation on account of any sale, license, or other disposition regarding the performance rights of music unless the p…
RCW 19.370.030 List of members and affiliates—List of works licensed—Availability.
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A performing rights society must make available electronically to business proprietors the most current available list of members and affiliates represented by the performing rights society and the most current available list of the performed works that the performing rights soci…
RCW 19.370.040 Violations—Penalties—Attorney general enforcement.
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A person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter may be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars per violation. Multiple violations on a single day may be considered separate violations. The attorney general, acting in the name of the …
RCW 19.370.050 Contact with proprietors—Requirements—Prohibited acts.
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(1) Before seeking payment or a contract for payment of royalties for the use of copyrighted works by that proprietor, a representative or agent for a performing rights society must: Identify himself or herself to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees, disclose that he or …
RCW 19.370.060 Information on proprietors' rights and responsibilities.
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(1) The department of revenue shall inform proprietors of their rights and responsibilities regarding the public performance of copyrighted music as part of the business licensing service.(2) Performing rights societies are encouraged to conduct outreach campaigns to educate exis…
RCW 19.370.070 Contracts for the payment of royalties—Requirements.
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(1) No performing rights society may enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at least seventy-two hours prior to the execution of that contract it provides to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees, in writing, the …
RCW 19.370.080 Applicability to investigations and notices.
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Nothing in chapter 38, Laws of 2016 may be construed to prohibit a performing rights society from conducting investigations to determine the existence of music use by a proprietor's business or informing a proprietor of the proprietor's obligations under the copyright laws of the…
RCW 19.370.900 Effective date—2016 c 38.
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This act takes effect January 1, 2017.[ 2016 c 38 s 10.]