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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 648<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71610,"section_number":"59.1-463","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-463\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261645,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86300,"identifier":"59.1-461","token":"59.1\/38\/59.1-461","url":"\/59.1-461\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-461\/","token":"59.1\/38\/59.1-461","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice and schedule to be provided","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-461","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No performing rights society<\/span> shall enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract<\/span> for the payment of royalties<\/span> by a proprietor<\/span> 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<\/span>, it provides to the proprietor<\/span>, in writing, notice that such performing rights society<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Has filed for public inspection, within the previous twelve months, with the State Corporation Commission (i) a certified copy of each form of performing rights contract<\/span> or license agreement providing for the payment of royalties<\/span> made available from such performing rights society<\/span> to any Virginia proprietor<\/span>; (ii) the most current available list of such performing rights society<\/span>’s members or affiliates; and (iii) the most current available listing of the copyrighted musical works in such performing rights society<\/span>’s repertory; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Will make available, upon request, to any proprietor<\/span>, by electronic means or otherwise, information as to whether specific copyrighted musical works are in its repertory; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Will make available, upon written request of any proprietor<\/span>, any of the information referred to in subdivision 1 of this section, at the sole expense of the proprietor<\/span>, provided that such notice shall specify the means by which such information can be secured; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Complies with federal law<\/span> and orders<\/span> of courts<\/span> having appropriate jurisdiction<\/span> regarding the rates and terms of royalties<\/span> and the circumstances under which licenses for rights of public performance are offered to any proprietor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE AND SCHEDULE TO BE PROVIDED (\u00a7 59.1-461)\n\nNo performing rights society shall enter into, or offer to enter into, a\ncontract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at the time of the\noffer, or any time thereafter, but no later than seventy-two hours prior to the\nexecution of that contract, it provides to the proprietor, in writing, notice\nthat such performing rights society:\n\n1. Has filed for public inspection, within the previous twelve months, with the\nState Corporation Commission (i) a certified copy of each form of performing\nrights contract or license agreement providing for the payment of royalties made\navailable from such performing rights society to any Virginia proprietor; (ii)\nthe most current available list of such performing rights society’s\nmembers or affiliates; and (iii) the most current available listing of the\ncopyrighted musical works in such performing rights society’s repertory;\n\n2. Will make available, upon request, to any proprietor, by electronic means or\notherwise, information as to whether specific copyrighted musical works are in\nits repertory;\n\n3. Will make available, upon written request of any proprietor, any of the\ninformation referred to in subdivision 1 of this section, at the sole expense of\nthe proprietor, provided that such notice shall specify the means by which such\ninformation can be secured; and\n\n4. Complies with federal law and orders of courts having appropriate\njurisdiction regarding the rates and terms of royalties and the circumstances\nunder which licenses for rights of public performance are offered to any\nproprietor.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 648.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}