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NM Stat § 57-3C-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 3C - Patents and Copyrights|Section 57-3C-1 - Short title.

This act [57-3C-1 to 57-3C-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Patent and Copyright Act". History: Laws 2001, ch. 346, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 346 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 57-3C-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 3C - Patents and Copyrights|Section 57-3C-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Patent and Copyright Act: A. "department" means the economic development department; B. "patent" means the grant of certain property rights in an invention, as defined in federal patent laws, to an inventor that includes the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing the invention; and C. "copyright" means the property rights, as defined in federal copyright laws, in original works of authorship. History: Laws 2001, ch. 346, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 346 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 57-3C-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 3C - Patents and Copyrights|Section 57-3C-3 - Patents and copyrights as state property exception.

A. Inventions, innovations, works of authorship and their associated materials that are developed by a state employee, except an employee of a state educational institution, within the scope of his employment or when using state-owned or state-controlled facilities or equipment are the property of the state. B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to a state employee employed by a state educational institution designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico. History: Laws 2001, ch. 346, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 346 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 57-3C-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 3C - Patents and Copyrights|Section 57-3C-4 - Administration of act.

The department shall: A. be responsible for the administration of the Patent and Copyright Act; B. promulgate rules pursuant to the Patent and Copyright Act; C. apply, on behalf of the state, for the patent protection or registration of copyright and pay the associated expenses; D. share with the inventor, after expenses, fifty percent of the income collected on the invention or work; and E. determine, after a cost-benefit analysis, whether to retain the patent or copyright for the state. History: Laws 2001, ch. 346, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 346 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 57-3C-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 3C - Patents and Copyrights|Section 57-3C-5 - Fund created.

The "patent and copyright fund" is created in the state treasury. Income received by the state pursuant to the Patent and Copyright Act shall be deposited in the patent and copyright fund. Money in the patent and copyright fund is appropriated to the economic development department to carry out the provisions of the Patent and Copyright Act. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. History: Laws 2001, ch. 346, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 346 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 57-4-1 to 57-4-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 4 - Protection of Copyrights (Repealed.)|Section 57-4-1 to 57-4-7 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1, effective June 19, 1987, repealed 57-4-1 to 57-4-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 220, §§ 1 to 7, relating to the protection of copyrights.
NM Stat § 57-5-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-2 - [Purpose of act; violations; penalty.]

The intent and purpose of this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] is to eliminate and prevent monopolies, restraint of trade, unfair combinations, favoritism, discrimination, overbuying or preference of any kind on the part of producers, distributors or any other person or persons, in favor of any person, corporation, firm or association owning or operating any motion picture theater or theaters, to the detriment of competitive owned and/or operated picture theater or theaters, or for any competitive exhibitor being discriminated against in favor of another competitive exhibitor or exhibitors; also, to prevent any person, firm or corporation operating any motion picture theater or theaters from acquiring, overbuying or having a monopoly or the pick of the product of any producer or distributor or any other person. Any person, firm or corporation conspiring or entering into a conspiracy to in any way defeat, violate or avoid the purpose of this act, or any of the provisions hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and by imprisonment at hard labor of not less than or more than twelve months. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the several judicial districts to enforce the collection of this and all other fines provided for in this act and otherwise prosecute those who violate the same. History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 51-2702; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 27A Am. Jur. 2d Entertainment and Sports Law § 4 et seq.; 54A Am. Jur. 2d Monopolies, Restraints of Trade, and Unfair Trade Practices § 1205. Protection of right of exclusive performance of photoplay, 19 A.L.R. 955. Moving-picture distribution contracts, 19 A.L.R. 1004. Monopoly in moving pictures, 26 A.L.R. 369. Antitrust act, distribution of film as commerce within antitrust act, 47 A.L.R. 782. 58 C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 155 to 157.
NM Stat § 57-5-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-3 - [Restrictive contracts, combinations or monopolies illegal; penalty.]

Every contract, combination or monopoly of any kind which in any way prevents, restricts, prohibits or interferes with any competitive exhibitor or exhibitors from acquiring his or their proportionate share of any product or products of any producer and/or distributor, or any other person, as in this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] provided, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than twelve months nor more than twelve months. History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 51-2703; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 57-5-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-4 - [Contracts for excessive number of pictures unlawful; form of contracts of sale, license or lease; power of public regulation commission; penalty for violations.]

It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, firm or corporation, who owns, operates or controls, either directly or indirectly, any motion picture theater, or room, hall, auditorium or place where motion pictures of any kind are exhibited in one or more towns or cities in this state, where competition exists, to contract for, lease, license, rent, buy or acquire more motion pictures or films than can and will be exhibited in their theater or theaters in such town or city within the twelve months next following the date of the purchase, rental or license contract for such motion pictures. And it shall be unlawful for any exhibitor to buy, lease or otherwise acquire, or for any distributor, or any other person, to sell, lease or supply any picture or pictures in or for a competitive situation with the intention or knowledge that each or any of the picture or pictures will not be exhibited or used, and every exhibitor in a competitive situation shall exhibit all pictures under contract within six months after the producer and/or distributor announces such picture or pictures, ready for exhibition or showing. All contracts or agreements for the sale, license or rental of motion pictures shall be in writing, and shall be signed and either attested by two witnesses or sworn to by the parties thereto before some person authorized to administer an oath, and a copy thereof shall be filed by the producer and/or distributor in the office of the state corporation commission [public regulation commission] within ten days after the approval thereof, which said contracts or agreements shall contain a list of all pictures covered thereby; that the said corporation commission [public regulation commission] shall have the right to demand of any exhibitor a copy of his or its contract or contracts for the purchase, license or lease of any picture or pictures, which said copy shall be furnished by the exhibitor within fifteen days after the receipt of such notice; that said copy shall be identical with the original, together with the consideration paid or to be paid for each picture covered thereby. Any person, firm or corporation, who violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 51-2704; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-4. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 80 provided that references to the state corporation commission be construed as references to the public regulation commission. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Moving-picture distribution contracts, 19 A.L.R. 1004. Monopoly in moving pictures, 26 A.L.R. 369. 58 C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 155 to 157.
NM Stat § 57-5-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-6 - [Announcement of pictures to be produced; contents of announcement; filing with public regulation commission; sale to competitor at less price unlawful; sale or lease to be by contract; penalty for violation.]

Whenever a producer and/or distributor announces a group or series of pictures or annual product to exhibitors, either made or to be made, it shall be filed immediately with the corporation commission [public regulation commission] and announced directly and simultaneously to all exhibitors in competitive situations. All pictures or productions shall be announced by either name, title, star, star series, series or by number and shall be classified in groups as to the price and/or box office value. Each group so classified shall be identified by letters A, B, C, D, etc.; Group "A" being the highest priced or best box office pictures or productions; Group "B" being the next highest priced or next best box office pictures or productions, and so on, and the number of pictures in each group shall be specified. In the event of any change or changes in the product made, or to be made, making it different from that in the announcement filed with the corporation commission [public regulation commission], notice of the nature of such change or changes made or to be made shall be filed with the corporation commission [public regulation commission] within ten days after such change or changes are made. After one competitive exhibitor has purchased, rented or contracted for his proportionate part of a product, it shall be unlawful for the producer and/or distributor to sell or lease the remainder of said product to the other competitive exhibitor or exhibitors, on a different playing arrangement or for a less price, for a period of six months. And all pictures sold or leased by producers and/or distributors shall be by written contract, in which the price paid or to be paid, and playing arrangement for each picture sold or leased shall be stated. Any producer or exhibitor violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 51-2706; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-6. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 80 provided that references to the corporation commission be construed as references to the public regulation commission.
NM Stat § 57-5-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-7 - [Contracts for sale, lease or license; revocation or disapproval; binding when not disapproved.]

In any competitive situation where there has been an executory contract entered into for the sale, lease or license of any product, or part thereof, the same shall be subject to revocation by the exhibitor signing said contract at any time prior to the acceptance of the same by the producer and/or distributor, or within a period of twenty days from the date of such contract. If not revoked by the exhibitor or disapproved by the producer and/or distributor within the period of twenty days from the date thereof, said contract shall, for all purposes, become valid and binding on the parties thereto. In case of revocation or disapproval on the part of any of the parties, the other party shall be given telegraphic notice thereof within twenty-four hours after such revocation or disapproval, and such revocation on the part of the exhibitor shall constitute a waiver as provided in Section five [57-5-5 NMSA 1978] of this act. The action of one competitive exhibitor shall in no way affect the rights of the other competitive exhibitors in, to or regarding any product. History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 7; 1941 Comp., § 51-2707; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Breach of distribution contracts, 19 A.L.R. 1006. 58 C.J.S. Monopolies § 82.
NM Stat § 57-5-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-8 - [Secret rebates or arrangements unlawful; penalty.]

It shall be unlawful for any producer and/or distributor or any other person, either directly or indirectly, to give any secret refund, rebate or reward of any kind to any competitive exhibitor, or for any competitive exhibitor to receive, either directly or indirectly, any secret refund, rebate or reward of any character from any producer, distributor or any other person, or for any producer, distributor or any other person to sell, lease, license or supply any motion picture or pictures, or permit same to be done to any competitive exhibitor by or through any secret or undisclosed manner, method, contract, combination or arrangement of any kind, or for any competitive exhibitor to so receive or acquire same in such a manner, or to exhibit any such motion picture or pictures so received or acquired. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for each offense and by imprisonment at hard labor of not less than one year or more than one year for each offense. Each and every picture furnished, received or exhibited in violation of any of the provisions of this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] shall be deemed a separate offense. History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 8; 1941 Comp., § 51-2708; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-8. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 17 C.J.S. Contracts § 202.
NM Stat § 57-5-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-9 - [Contracts for more than one year unlawful; rights under former contracts; penalty for violation; invalidity of contract.]

It shall be unlawful from and after the passage of this act for any person, or corporation, to contract for, license, buy, own or control a franchise in or for a town or city, where competition exists, for the product of any producer, distributor or from any other person, for a period of time greater than one year, and it shall be unlawful for any producer, distributor or person to sell, rent or otherwise dispose of any picture to any competitive exhibitor for a period of time greater than one year. Provided that all the parties to any contract or contracts now in force for franchises for periods greater than one year between any producer and/or distributor, exhibitor or owner of any moving picture show or shows, or theaters, shall, within thirty days after this act becomes effective, file a copy of such franchise or franchises in the office of the state corporation commission [public regulation commission]; that there shall be attached to said contracts an affidavit, duly sworn to by the parties thereto, setting forth that said franchise was executed prior to the time that this act became effective, and that said franchise or contract, so filed or to be filed, has in no way been altered since this act became effective, and shall state the consideration paid and to be paid for each and every picture mentioned therein or to be furnished thereunder during the remainder of its life. Any person making any false statement in any such affidavit shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof, punished as provided by law. Provided, further, all contracts in force with competitive exhibitors in this state at the time of the passage of this act for franchises, for a period of time greater than one year, shall, if otherwise legal, not be interfered with, and shall remain in full force and effect and lived up to during the life thereof. Any person or corporation who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). All contracts made in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be void. History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 51-2709; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-9. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 80 provided that references to the state corporation commission be construed as references to the public regulation commission. Compiler's notes. — The phrase "from and after the passage of this act", referred to in the first sentence, means from and after the passage and approval of Laws 1933, Chapter 177, which was approved on March 17, 1933.
NM Stat § 57-5-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-10 - [Exhibitor having contract running longer than year; rights in selection of pictures.]

Any competitive exhibitor or exhibitors having contracts or franchise, with any producer and/or distributor continuing for a period of more than one year, at the time of the passage of this act, such competitive exhibitor, or exhibitors, shall not participate in the alternative drawing or selection of pictures with the other competitive exhibitors, as provided in Section five [57-5-5 NMSA 1978] of this act, until such competitive exhibitor or exhibitors not having any such contract or franchise have acquired a number of pictures equal to that covered by said contract or franchise for a period of more than one year. In the acquiring of such pictures, same shall be done by taking the annual product of any one producer and/or distributor upon reasonable terms, and, if necessary, a sufficient number from another producer and/or distributor, upon reasonable terms each year during the remaining life of said contract or franchise, as to equal the number of pictures to be supplied under said contract or franchise for more than one year. History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 10; 1941 Comp., § 51-2710; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-10. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The phrase "at the time of passage of this act", referred to in the first sentence, means at the time of passage and approval of Laws 1933, Chapter 177, which was approved on March 17, 1933.
NM Stat § 57-5-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 5 - Motion Pictures|Section 57-5-11 - [Producer- or distributor-controlled theaters; rights in choosing pictures; selling or leasing to competitors; penalty for violation.]

Producers and/or distributors or affiliated companies, owning and/or operating either directly or indirectly, any picture show or shows, theater or theaters, and exhibiting their own product therein, in one or more competitive situations, shall not participate in the alternative drawing or selection of pictures as provided in Section five [57-5-5 NMSA 1978] of this act, or in any way acquire pictures until their competitor or competitors have each acquired a number of pictures equal to the total products of each producer and/or distributor, affiliated company or other person, and it shall be unlawful for any producer and/or exhibitor to either refuse, sell or license their product or any part thereof upon reasonable terms to such competitive exhibitor so as to place them on an equal basis with such exhibitor, producer and/or distributor or affiliated company. Any person, firm or corporation, either seller or sellee, lessor or lessee, violating any of the provisions of this act [57-5-1 to 57-5-22 NMSA 1978] shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). History: Laws 1933, ch. 177, § 11; 1941 Comp., § 51-2711; 1953 Comp., § 49-5-11. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.