CHAPTER 2103. LICENSING AND PERFORMING FEES FOR CERTAIN RECORDINGS
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT
SUBTITLE C. ARTS AND MUSIC
CHAPTER 2103. LICENSING AND PERFORMING FEES FOR CERTAIN
RECORDINGS
Sec. 2103.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "playing a
recording" includes performing, broadcasting, or televising a
recording.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 2103.002. RELIANCE ON LABELING INFORMATION. A person
playing a recording requiring the payment of a licensing or
performing fee may rely on the information on the label of the
recording for paying or accounting for the fees unless notice
that complies with Section 2103.005 is given to the person.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 2103.003. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS. An assignment or transfer
of the rights to a licensing or performing fee for a recording is
not binding on a person playing the recording unless a notice
that complies with Section 2103.005 is given to the person.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 2103.004. DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATION. A person's payment of a
licensing or performing fee under the applicable agreement
operates as a discharge of any other licensing or performing fee
for the playing of a recording if the payment is made:
(1) in reliance on the label information on the recording; or
(2) under the terms of the last notice received that complies
with Section 2103.005.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 2103.005. NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER. A notice of an
assignment or transfer under this chapter must state, in writing:
(1) the identity of the recording to which the notice applies;
(2) the name and address of the assignee or transferee; and
(3) the effective date of the assignment or transfer.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.