Assembly Bill A8109A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Excludes certain works and individuals from violations of the right of publicity

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A8109 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6680
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50-f, Civ Rts L

2021-A8109 - Summary

Excludes certain works and individuals from violations of the right of publicity.

2021-A8109 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8109
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to  excluding  certain
   works and individuals from violations of the right of publicity
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 50-f of  the  civil
 rights law is amended by adding a new subparagraph v to read as follows:
   V.  WORKS IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT VIOLATE THIS
 SECTION, REGARDLESS OF THE MEDIUM OR MEANS OF TRANSMISSION.
   § 2. Subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 of section 50-f of  the  civil  rights
 law  are  renumbered subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 and a new subdivision 10
 is added to read as follows:
   10. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO  A  PERSON  THAT  OFFERS  A
 SERVICE  THAT  DISPLAYS, OFFERS FOR SALE OR LICENSE, SELLS OR LICENSES A
 WORK OF ART OR OTHER VISUAL  WORK,  OR  AUDIOVISUAL  WORK,  TO  A  USER,
 PROVIDED THE TERMS OF SUCH SALE OR LICENSE DO NOT AUTHORIZE SUCH USER TO
 ENGAGE IN ACTS THAT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as chapter 304 of the laws of 2020, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11341-01-1

2021-A8109A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6680
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50-f, Civ Rts L

2021-A8109A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes certain works and individuals from violations of the right of publicity.

2021-A8109A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8109--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to  excluding  certain
   works and individuals from violations of the right of publicity
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 50-f of  the  civil
 rights law is amended by adding a new subparagraph v to read as follows:
   V.  WORKS IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT VIOLATE THIS
 SECTION, REGARDLESS OF THE MEDIUM OR MEANS OF TRANSMISSION.
   § 2. Subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 of section 50-f of  the  civil  rights
 law  are  renumbered subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 and a new subdivision 10
 is added to read as follows:
   10. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO  A  PERSON  THAT  OFFERS  A
 SERVICE  THAT  DISPLAYS, OFFERS FOR SALE OR LICENSE, SELLS OR LICENSES A
 WORK OF ART OR OTHER VISUAL  WORK,  OR  AUDIOVISUAL  WORK,  TO  A  USER,
 PROVIDED THE TERMS OF SUCH SALE OR LICENSE DO NOT AUTHORIZE SUCH USER TO
 ENGAGE IN ACTS THAT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11341-03-2

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