Louisiana § RS 37:2902 - Definitions

§ RS 37:2902. Definitions

When used in this Chapter, and for the purposes of this Chapter:

(1)  The term "person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, organizations, or corporations.  

(2)  The term "theatre" means any establishment in which motion pictures are exhibited to the public regularly for a charge.  

(3)  The term "distributor" means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale or licensing.  

(4)  The term "exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theatres.  

(5)  The term "exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge.  

(6)  The term "invitation to bid" means any solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid, negotiate or otherwise attempt to secure the right to exhibit a motion picture.  

(7)  The term "bid" means any offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor for the right to exhibit a motion picture or which states terms under which the exhibitor will agree to exhibit a motion picture.  

(8)  The term "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.  

(9)  The term "trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor at some location within the state which is open to any exhibitor from whom the distributor intends to solicit bids or with whom the distributor intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit the motion picture.  

(10)  The term "blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for, or offering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture at any time before such motion picture has either been trade screened within the state or before such motion picture, at the option of the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing within the state by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is soliciting bids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibit such motion picture.  

(11)  The term "run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in a defined geographic area for a specified period of time.  A "first run" is the first exhibition of a picture in the designated area; a "second run" is the second exhibition; and "subsequent runs" are subsequent exhibitions after the second run.  "Exclusive run" is any run limited to a single theatre in a defined geographic area and a "nonexclusive run" is any run in more than one theatre in a defined geographic area.  

Added by Acts 1977, No. 663, §1, eff. July 1, 1978.  Amended by Acts 1980, No. 366, §1.