New Mexico § 57-5A-3 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 57-5A-3 — Definitions

New Mexico § 57-5A-3

Ch. 57Trade Practices and Regulations

Art. 5AMotion Picture Fair Competition

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-5A-3 (2026).

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As used in the Motion Picture Fair Competition Act: A. "theater" means any establishment in which motion pictures are regularly exhibited to the public for a charge; B. "distributor" means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale or licensing; C. "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theaters; D. "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge; E. "invitation to bid" means a written or oral solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid or negotiate for the right to exhibit a motion picture; F. "bid" means a written or oral offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor, in response to an invitation to bid or othe

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As used in the Motion Picture Fair Competition Act: A. "theater" means any establishment in which motion pictures are regularly exhibited to the public for a charge; B. "distributor" means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale or licensing; C. "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theaters; D. "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge; E. "invitation to bid" means a written or oral solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid or negotiate for the right to exhibit a motion picture; F. "bid" means a written or oral offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor, in response to an invitation to bid or otherwise, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree to exhibit a motion picture; G. "license agreement" means any contract, agreement, understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating to the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor; H. "trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor in the exchange center serving New Mexico which is open to any exhibitor interested in exhibiting the motion picture; I. "blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for or offering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture, if the motion picture has not been trade screened in the exchange center before any such event has occurred; and J. "run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in a defined geographical area for a specified period of time. A "first run" is the first exhibition of a motion picture in the designated area, a "second run" is the second exhibition and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitions after the second run.