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OH SB84
Bill
Status
9/30/2011
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Bacon
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AI Summary
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Designates advertising or conducting live musical performances in Ohio using false, deceptive, or misleading affiliations between performing groups and recording groups as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under consumer protection law.
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Increases civil penalties for violating court injunctions related to this offense from a maximum of $5,000 per day to $5,000-$15,000 per day when the violation involves misleading group affiliations.
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Exempts performances that are identified as "salute" or "tribute" acts, authorized in writing by a recording group member, involve at least one original member with legal rights to the group name, or are covered by federal trademark registration.
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Removes references to the Attorney General's investigation duties regarding this offense and eliminates provisions directing civil penalties to the consumer protection enforcement fund for violations of this specific offense.
Legislative Description
To designate the offense of advertising or conducting a live musical performance or production in Ohio through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between a performing group and a recording group as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, to increase the civil penalty for violating a temporary restraining order preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent that act or practice, and to eliminate the duties of the attorney general regarding investigations of persons alleged to have committed that offense.
Live musical performance group misrepresent affiliation with recording group-a crime
Last Action
Effective Date
9/30/2011