CHAPTER 3. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
IC 32-37-3
Chapter 3. Contract Requirements
IC 32-37-3-1
Written information to be provided; request for additional
information
Sec. 1. (a) At least seventy-two (72) hours before the execution of
a contract between a performing rights society and a proprietor, the
performing rights society shall provide the proprietor with the
following written information:
(1) A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the
contract.
(2) A toll free telephone number from which the proprietor may
obtain answers to inquiries concerning musical works and
copyright owners represented by the performing rights society.
(3) Notice that the performing rights society is in compliance
with:
(A) state and federal law; and
(B) orders of courts having jurisdiction over:
(i) rates and terms of royalties; and
(ii) the licensing for public performance of copyrighted
nondramatic musical works.
(b) At the request of the proprietor or a representative of the
proprietor, not less than seventy-two (72) hours before the execution
of a contract between a performing rights society and a proprietor,
the performing rights society shall provide the proprietor with the
following additional information or specify how the proprietor may,
at the proprietor's expense, obtain the following additional
information:
(1) The most recent available list of the members or affiliates
represented by the society.
(2) The most recent available list of the copyrighted musical
works in the performing rights society's repertory.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.
IC 32-37-3-2
Requirements for contract
Sec. 2. A contract executed, issued, or renewed in Indiana
between a performing rights society and a proprietor must be in a
writing signed by the parties and must include the following
information:
(1) The name and business address of the proprietor.
(2) The name and address of the performing rights society.
(3) The name and location of each place of business to which
the contract applies.
(4) The duration of the contract.
(5) The schedule of rates and terms of the royalties to be
collected under the contract, including, if applicable, the sliding
scale or schedule or the increase or decrease of the rates during
the term of the contract.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.