No performing rights society shall enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at the time of the offer, or any time thereafter, but no later than seventy-two hours prior to the execution of that contract, it provides to the proprietor, in writing, the following:

(1) A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract, including any sliding scale, discounts, or reductions in fees on any basis for which the proprietor may be eligible, and any scheduled increases or decreases in fees during the term of the contract;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 436.153

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Upon request of the proprietor, the opportunity to review the most currently available list of the copyright owners’ licenses by the performing rights society at the premises of the proprietor;

(3) Notification of the method that must be used by the proprietor to obtain a listing of the copyrighted works licensed by the performing rights society contract, including the location of such listing of works licensed by the performing arts society and the toll-free number required by sections 436.150 to 436.163.