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WY Stat § 40-12-701 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 12 - Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Exterior Storm Damage Repair Contracts|Section 40-12-701 - Definitions.

40-12-701. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Consumer" means an individual who enters into a transaction primarily for personal, family or household purposes;  (ii) "Contractor" means a person or entity in the business of contracting or offering to contract with an owner or possessor of residential real estate to repair or replace roof, siding or gutter systems;  (iii) "Emergency repairs" includes only those repairs from exterior storm damage reasonably necessary to prevent immediate or imminent harm to a residential building until a consumer and contractor can contract for exterior storm damage repair pursuant to the provisions of this article;  (iv) "Exterior storm damage" means damage caused by wind, hail or another weather-related event to the siding system, gutter system, roof system or window and skylight system of a residential building;  (v) "Residential building" means a single or multiple family dwelling of up to four (4) units and ancillary buildings or structures, including farm and ranch structures, if any;  (vi) "Roof system" includes roof coverings, roof sheathing, roof weatherproofing, roof framing, roof ventilation and roof insulation.
WY Stat § 40-12-702 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 12 - Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Exterior Storm Damage Repair Contracts|Section 40-12-702 - Requirements for Exterior Storm Damage Repair Solicitations and Advertisements.

40-12-702. Requirements for exterior storm damage repair solicitations and advertisements.| (a) An individual or other entity contacting a consumer for the purposes of soliciting exterior storm damage repair services, including general advertisements for these services, shall disclose the following information ?to the consumer:  (i) The business name;  (ii) Whether the contractor has general liability insurance and any licensure required by the authority having jurisdiction.  (b) Beginning July 1, 2017, the contractor license or registration number for the jurisdiction in which an individual or other entity holds a contractor s license, if the authority having jurisdiction requires such a license, shall appear in all contracts, bids and advertisements involving exterior storm damage repair services.  (c) Contractors soliciting exterior storm damage repair services in this state shall not: ?  (i) Pay, advertise or promise to pay or rebate all or any portion of any insurance deductible. Contractors may pay or rebate any discount available for the use of any goods or services;  (ii) Pay any compensation directly or indirectly to any person associated with the property unless disclosed to the consumer in writing;  (iii) Accept money or any form of compensation in exchange for allowing another contractor to use its business name or contractor s license number for the purpose of misrepresenting a contractor's identity as a licensed contractor;  (iv) Offer to exclusively represent, advertise to exclusively represent or require by contract the right to exclusively represent a consumer with respect to any insurance claim in connection with exterior storm damage repair services; or  (v) Claim to be, or act as, an adjuster as defined in W.S. 26-1-102(a)(i) or an insurance consultant as defined in W.S. 26-9-220, with respect to any insurance claim.
WY Stat § 40-12-703 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 12 - Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Exterior Storm Damage Repair Contracts|Section 40-12-703 - Disclosure Requirements for Exterior Storm Damage Repair Proposals.

40-12-703. Disclosure requirements for exterior storm damage repair proposals.| (a) An individual or other entity who prepares a repair proposal for exterior storm damage repair services in anticipation of entering into an exterior storm damage repair contract shall disclose the following information to the consumer:  (i) A precise description and location of all damage claimed or included in the repair proposal;  (ii) A detailed description and itemization of any emergency repairs already completed; and  (iii) If damaged areas are excluded from the repair proposal, identification of those areas and any reasons for their exclusion.  (b) The disclosures required under subsection (a) of this section shall be made in writing and shall be included in the repair proposal.
WY Stat § 40-12-704 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 12 - Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Exterior Storm Damage Repair Contracts|Section 40-12-704 - Disclosure Requirements for Exterior Storm Damage Repair Contracts.

40-12-704. Disclosure requirements for exterior storm damage repair contracts.| Any contract for exterior storm damage repairs shall include a copy of a repair proposal that contains the disclosures required under W.S. 40-12-703(a).
WY Stat § 40-12-706 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 12 - Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Exterior Storm Damage Repair Contracts|Section 40-12-706 - Private Remedies.

40-12-706. Private remedies.| Any person who violates this article shall be subject to the remedy provisions relating to unlawful trade practices provided in W.S. 40-12-108 and 40-12-109.
WY Stat § 40-13-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-101 - Short Title.

40-13-101. Short title.| This act may be cited as the "Protection of Copyright Users Act".
WY Stat § 40-13-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-102 - Definitions.

40-13-102. Definitions.| (a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meaning ascribed in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (i) "Blanket license" includes any device or contract whereby public performance of musical compositions for profit is authorized of combined copyrights of two (2) or more owners;  (ii) "Blanket royalty or fee" includes any device or contract whereby prices for performing rights of musical compositions are not based upon the performance of individual copyrights;  (iii) "Composition" includes any and all musical, instrumental or vocal, compositions, which may be transcribed and reproduced by mechanical, electronic, magnetic means or devices, or any method now known or later developed;  (iv) "Copyright" means the exclusive rights and privileges provided for under the constitution of the United States and federal copyright laws;  (v) "Music licensing agency" means and includes any person, corporation or any association, society, partnership, union, or other organization of two (2) or more copyright owners or proprietors, which has or claims the exclusive or nonexclusive authority to issue, grant or to contract for, performing rights licenses for two (2) or more copyright owners. When two (2) or more copyright owners or proprietors are represented by the same agent or representative, this agent or representative shall be deemed to be a "music licensing agency";  (vi) "Performing rights" means "public performance for profit" of musical compositions;  (vii) "Person" means any individual, resident or nonresident of this state, and every domestic or foreign or alien partnership, society, association, corporation, or other organization;  (viii) "User" means any person, who, directly or indirectly, performs, or causes to be performed, musical compositions for profit.
WY Stat § 40-13-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-103 - Licensing Requirements.

40-13-103. Licensing requirements.| (a) No music licensing agency and no copyright owner who is a member of such music licensing agency or who licenses the performing rights to his music through a music licensing agency shall license the use of, or in any manner whatsoever dispose of, in this state, the performing rights in or to any musical composition which has been copyrighted, and is the subject of a valid existing copyright under the laws of the United States or collect any compensation on account of any sale, license or other disposition, unless such music licensing agency and each copyright owner shall:  (i) File annually with the secretary of state in duplicate a certified copy of each performing rights contract or license agreement made available from such music licensing agency or copyright owner to any user within the state;  (ii) Issue, upon request, licenses of performing rights of the compositions in the repertory of the music licensing agency to a radio broadcasting network, telecasting network or music service, on terms which authorize the simultaneous and delayed performance by broadcasting or telecasting or simultaneous performance by music service as the case may be, by some or all of the stations in this state affiliated with such radio or television network or by some or all subscriber outlets in this state affiliated with any music service without requiring a separate license for such station or subscriber for such performance.
WY Stat § 40-13-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-104 - Discrimination Prohibited.

40-13-104. Discrimination prohibited.| All groups and persons affected by this act are prohibited from discriminating against the citizens of this state by charging higher and more inequitable rates for music licenses in this state than in other states.
WY Stat § 40-13-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-105 - Licenses and Fees; Choices.

40-13-105. Licenses and fees; choices.| The licenses and fees made available pursuant to this article shall provide users with genuine economic choices between the various licenses and fees provided for application within the state of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 40-13-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-106 - Time for Filing Contracts and Licenses; Filing Fee.

40-13-106. Time for filing contracts and licenses; filing fee.| The contracts and licenses required by this article shall be filed with the secretary of state. A filing fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid to the secretary of state at the time of each filing.
WY Stat § 40-13-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-107 - Blanket License Fees.

40-13-107. Blanket license fees.| Charges and fees under any blanket license for a blanket royalty or fee shall be valid and enforceable only to the extent that the music licensing agency shall have complied with the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 40-13-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-108 - Doing Business Defined; Amenability to Process; Service on Nonresidents.

40-13-108. Doing business defined; amenability to process; service on nonresidents.| (a) All persons, groups, corporations, associations, foreign or domestic, subject to this act shall be deemed to be doing business within this state and amenable to the process of the courts of the state of Wyoming when:  (i) Any such persons, combinations or groups have been issued licenses, either from within or from without the state, for the privilege of using commercially and publicly any copyrighted work or works pooled in a common group or entity;  (ii) When any of the functions of the entity, organization, pool or combines, have been performed in this state.  (b) If such owners of copyrights comply with the provisions of this act they shall be granted the privilege of conducting business within this state in a legal manner, and may invoke the benefits of the state government and its political subdivisions in their behalf, using all of the privileges available to the citizens of this state. Use of such privileges shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the provisions of this act.  (c) The acceptance by such persons of the rights and privileges conferred by the law of this state to any of its citizens shall be deemed equivalent to and construed to be an appointment by such nonresidents of the secretary of state of the state of Wyoming to be their true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all summons and processes growing out of a violation of this act. Service of such summons or process shall be made by leaving a copy with a fee of five dollars ($5.00) with the secretary of state of Wyoming, or in his office. Such service shall be sufficient and valid personal service upon any such nonresident defendant, copyright holder or owner, persons or defendants, combination, entity or organization. Notice of such service and a copy of the summons or process shall be forthwith sent by registered mail requiring personal delivery, by the prosecutor bringing any action under this chapter, to any defendant at his last known address, and the defendant's return receipt and the prosecutor's affidavit of compliance herewith are appended to the process and entered as a part of the return. The secretary of state shall keep a record of all such summons and process which shall show the day and time of service.
WY Stat § 40-13-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-109 - Injunction.

40-13-109. Injunction.| In the event any person, or groups of persons, or any combination, refuse to comply with the provisions of this act, then the county attorney for any county or the attorney general upon complaint of any violation, may institute injunction proceedings against the persons in the district court. The court may enjoin all persons from violating the provisions of this act and the constitutional provisions prohibiting price fixing, monopolies and combinations.
WY Stat § 40-13-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-110 - Right to Sue; Limitation; Damages.

40-13-110. Right to sue; limitation; damages.| Any person in this state who is injured in his business or property or aggrieved by reason of any violation of this act may sue therefor within six (6) years of said violation in the district court in the county in which the violation or any part thereof took place, to recover any damages sustained as a result of the violation of the terms of this act, and shall be entitled to recover his costs, including reasonable attorney's fees. The court may in its discretion increase the award of damages to an amount not to exceed three (3) times the actual damages sustained.
WY Stat § 40-13-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-111 - Existing Contracts Not Affected.

40-13-111. Existing contracts not affected.| No blanket license or contract in existence with a user in the state of Wyoming at the time of the passage of this act shall be affected by this act.
WY Stat § 40-13-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-112 - Special Appearances Deemed General.

40-13-112. Special appearances deemed general.| In the event any person, or any defendant is proceeded against as herein outlined, and is served with process according to law, appears in any proceeding by counsel or otherwise, or institutes any special proceeding attacking such proceeding, or makes any motion therein, either special or general, or appears to obtain the judgment of the court solely upon the sufficiency of the service of process, or upon any phase or particularity of the injunction proceedings, such special proceeding or appearance, or motion, or appearance shall be deemed as a general appearance.
WY Stat § 40-13-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 1 - Protection of Copyright Users|Section 40-13-113 - Penalty for Violations.

40-13-113. Penalty for violations.| A person or music licensing agency who violates this act is guilty of a high misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable for each violation by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of one (1) year, or both.
WY Stat § 40-13-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 2 - Protection of Sound Productions|Section 40-13-201 - Definitions.

40-13-201. Definitions.| (a) As used in W.S. 40-13-201 through 40-13-206:  (i) "Owner" means the person who owns the original fixation of sounds embodied in the master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film or other device used for reproducing sounds on phonograph records, discs, tapes, films or other articles upon which sound is recorded and from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly derived;  (ii) "Performer" means any person appearing in a performance.
WY Stat § 40-13-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 2 - Protection of Sound Productions|Section 40-13-202 - Prohibited Acts.

40-13-202. Prohibited acts.| (a) No person shall:  (i) Knowingly and without the consent of the owner, transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film or other article on which sounds are recorded, with intent to sell or to cause to be sold for profit or used to promote the sale of any product, the article on which the sounds are transferred; or  (ii) Knowingly and without the consent of the performer or his agent, transfer to or cause to be transferred to any phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film or other article, any performance, whether live before an audience or transmitted by wire or through the air by radio or television, with intent to sell or to cause to be sold for profit or used to promote the sale of any product, the article on which the performance is transferred.
WY Stat § 40-13-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 2 - Protection of Sound Productions|Section 40-13-203 - Forfeiture and Destruction.

40-13-203. Forfeiture and destruction.| Any article produced in violation of W.S. 40-13-202 and any equipment or components used in producing the article is subject to forfeiture to and destruction by law enforcement agencies.
WY Stat § 40-13-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 2 - Protection of Sound Productions|Section 40-13-204 - Additional Prohibited Act; Evidence.

40-13-204. Additional prohibited act; evidence.| No person shall knowingly or with reasonable grounds to know, advertise, offer for sale or resale, sell or resell, distribute or possess any article which has been produced without the consent of the owner or performer. Possession of five (5) or more duplicate copies or twenty (20) or more individual copies of recorded articles produced without the consent of the owner or performer is prima facie evidence that the devices are intended for sale or distribution in violation of this section.
WY Stat § 40-13-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 2 - Protection of Sound Productions|Section 40-13-205 - Penalty.

40-13-205. Penalty.| (a) Any person who violates any portion of W.S. 40-13-202 is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than two (2) years or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. Each violation is a separate offense.  (b) Any person who violates the provisions of W.S. 40-13-204 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. Each violation is a separate offense.
WY Stat § 40-13-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 2 - Protection of Sound Productions|Section 40-13-206 - Exceptions.

40-13-206. Exceptions.| (a) W.S. 40-13-201 through 40-13-206 do not apply to:  (i) Any broadcaster who, in connection with or as part of a radio, television or cable broadcast transmission or for the purpose of archival preservation, transfers any such sounds recorded on a sound recording;  (ii) Any person who transfers such sounds in the home, for personal use and without compensation for the transfer;  (iii) The transfer of sounds or possession of duplicate copies within an educational institution, solely for educational purposes; or  (iv) Any common carrier whose services or facilities are merely contracted for and used by another for the purpose of transferring sound.
WY Stat § 40-13-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 13 - Copyrighted Music|Article 3 - Copyright License Enforcement|Section 40-13-301 - Definitions.

40-13-301. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, P. L. 94-553 (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.). "Copyright owner" shall not include the owner of a copyright in a motion picture or audiovisual work or in part of a motion picture or audiovisual work;  (ii) "Performing rights society" means an association or corporation that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of copyright owners, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and SESAC, Inc.;  (iii) "Proprietor" means the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern or any other place of business or professional office located in this state in which the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical works may be performed, broadcast or otherwise transmitted;  (iv) "Royalty" or "royalties" means the fees payable to a performing rights society for public performance rights;  (v) "This act" means W.S. 40-13-301 through 40-13-305.