Kansas § 57-224 Prohibited acts

Kansas Statutes

§ 57-224 — Prohibited acts

Kansas § 57-224

Ch. 57PATENT RIGHTS AND COPYRIGHTS

Art. 2MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC-MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 57-224 (2026).

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(a)No agent or employee of a performing rights society shall:

(1)Enter onto the premises of a proprietor's business for the purpose of discussing a contract for payment of royalties for the use of copyrighted works by that proprietor without first identifying the agent or employee to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees; or

(2)collect or attempt to collect from a proprietor licensed by that performing rights society a royalty payment or any other fee except as provided in a contract executed pursuant to the provisions of this act.

(b)Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit a performing rights society from informing the proprietor of the proprietor's obligations under the federal copyright law, title 17 of the United States Code.

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(a) No agent or employee of a performing rights society shall:
(1) Enter onto the premises of a proprietor's business for the purpose of discussing a contract for payment of royalties for the use of copyrighted works by that proprietor without first identifying the agent or employee to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees; or
(2) collect or attempt to collect from a proprietor licensed by that performing rights society a royalty payment or any other fee except as provided in a contract executed pursuant to the provisions of this act.
(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit a performing rights society from informing the proprietor of the proprietor's obligations under the federal copyright law, title 17 of the United States Code.