(a) No representative or agent of a performing rights society may do any of the following:
(1) Discuss with the proprietor or the proprietor’s employee, a contract for payment of royalties by a proprietor or the use of copyrighted works by the proprietor, without first identifying himself or herself to the proprietor or the proprietor’s employees.
(2) Engage in any coercive conduct, act, or practice that is substantially disruptive of a proprietor’s business, or use or attempt to use a fraudulent act, as defined in Section 1572 of the Civil Code.
(3) Fail to comply with Section 21751, 21751.5, or 21752.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit a copyright owner or performing rights society from conducting investigations to determine the existence of music use by a proprietor or informing a proprietor of the proprietor’s obligation under Title 17 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 340, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018