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Business and Professions Code § 21751

CHAPTER 11. Copyrighted Performances of Musical Works

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 21751Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 340, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.

No copyright owner or performing rights society may enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at least 72 hours prior to the execution of that contract, it provides to the proprietor, in writing, the following:

(a) A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract.

(b) Notice that the proprietor is entitled to the information contained in subdivision (a) and Section 21751.5.