4-75-902. Definitions.

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4-75-902. Definitions.

4-75-902. Definitions. As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “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; (2) “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 within the state or at the nearest film exchange before any such event has occurred; (3) “Distributor” means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale, or licensing; (4) “Exhibit” or “exhibition” means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge; (5) “Exhibitor” means any person engaged in the business of operating one (1) or more theatres; (6) “Invitation to bid” means a written or oral solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one (1) or more exhibitors to bid or negotiate for the right to exhibit a motion picture; (7) “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; (8) “Person” includes one (1) or more individuals, partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, or corporations; (9) “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 a designated area; a “second run” is the second exhibition; and “subsequent runs” are subsequent exhibitions after the second run; (10) “Theatre” means any establishment in which

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-75-902

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.