Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act of 2004

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 26, 2004

Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act of 2004 - Provides that the antitrust laws shall not apply to: (1) any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement between or among playwrights for the express purpose of developing a standard form contract containing minimum terms of artistic protection and levels of compensation for playwrights or any joint or collective voluntary actions for the limited purposes of developing a standard form contract by playwrights or their representatives; and (2) any joint discussion, consideration, review, or action for the express purpose of reaching a collective agreement among playwrights adopting a standard form contract as the sole and exclusive means by which participating playwrights shall license their plays to producers.

Makes a standard form of contract developed and implemented under this Act subject to amendment by individual playwrights and producers consistent with its terms.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act of 2004

Latest action (Apr 28, 2004): Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-548.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 26, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.