Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 19.58 · 6 active provisions
The purpose of this chapter is to establish fair and open procedures for bidding and negotiation for the right to exhibit motion pictures in the state in order to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture distribution and exhibition within the…
The definitions contained in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Bid" means a written or oral offer or proposal to buy made by an exhibitor to a distributor in response to an invitation to bid for the license or right to exhibit a motion picture, the license sta…
(1) The buying or selling of the right to exhibit a feature motion picture by blind bidding or blind selling is prohibited within the state.(2) No bids may be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture may take place, and no license agreement or any of its terms may be agreed upon,…
If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a feature motion picture within the state, then:(1) The invitation to bid shall specify: (a) Whether the run for which the bid is being solicited is a first, second, or subsequent run; whether the run is an exclusive or nonexclusive run; and, the geographic are…
Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in superior court to enjoin further violations or to recover the actual damages sustained, or both, together with the costs of the suit. In any such action, the court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.
This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington motion picture fair competition act.