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TX Bus & Com Code § 622.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 622 - Sweepstakes|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 622.205. No Private Right of Action

Sec. 622.205.  NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.  This chapter does not create a private right of action.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 622.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 622 - Sweepstakes|Subchapter E. Enforcement|Section 622.206. Recovery of Expenses by Attorney General

Sec. 622.206.  RECOVERY OF EXPENSES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  If the attorney general substantially prevails, the court shall award the attorney general reasonable expenses incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this subchapter, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 641.001. Definitions

Sec. 641.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Fix" means to embody in a recording or other tangible medium of expression, by or under the authority of the author, so that the matter embodied is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration.(2)  "Live performance" means a recitation, rendering, or playing of a series, in an audible sequence, of:(A)  images;(B)  musical, spoken, or other sounds; or(C)  a combination of images and sounds.(3)  "Owner" means a person who owns the sounds fixed in a master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, or other recording:(A)  on which sound is recorded; and(B)  from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived.(4)  "Recording" means a tangible medium on which sounds, images, or both are recorded or otherwise stored, including:(A)  an original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, memory card, flash drive, hard drive, data storage device, or other medium now existing or later developed; or(B)  a copy or reproduction that wholly or partly duplicates the original.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (S.B. 1343), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.051. Unauthorized Duplication of Certain Recordings

Sec. 641.051.  UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION OF CERTAIN RECORDINGS.  (a)  This section applies only to a recording that was initially fixed before February 15, 1972.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  knowingly reproduces for sale or causes to be transferred any recording with intent to sell the recording or cause the recording to be sold or use a recording or cause the recording to be used for commercial advantage or private financial gain through public performance without the consent of the owner;(2)  with the knowledge that the sounds on a recording have been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner, transports the recording within this state for commercial advantage or private financial gain; or(3)  with the knowledge that a recording has been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner:(A)  advertises, offers for sale, sells, or rents the recording;(B)  causes the sale, resale, or rental of the recording; or(C)  possesses the recording for a purpose described by Paragraph (A) or (B).(c)  An offense under this section is punishable by:(1)  imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both, if:(A)  the offense involves at least 1,000 unauthorized recordings during a 180-day period; or(B)  the defendant has been previously convicted under this section;(2)  imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both, if the offense involves more than 100 but fewer than 1,000 unauthorized recordings during a 180-day period; or(3)  confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year, a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both, if the offense is not otherwise punishable under Subdivision (1) or (2).(d)  This section does not apply to any fees due to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.(e)  This section does not apply to a person engaged in radio or television broadcasting who transfers, or causes to be transferred, a recording:(1)  intended for or in connection with a radio or television broadcast; or(2)  for archival purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (H.B. 1043), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.052. Unauthorized Recording of Live Performance

Sec. 641.052.  UNAUTHORIZED RECORDING OF LIVE PERFORMANCE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, with the knowledge that a live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner:(1)  for commercial advantage or private financial gain, advertises, offers for sale, sells, rents, or transports, causes the sale, resale, rental, or transportation of, or possesses for one or more of these purposes a recording containing sounds of the live performance; or(2)  with the intent to sell for commercial advantage or private financial gain, records or fixes the live performance, or causes the live performance to be recorded or fixed on a recording.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by:(1)  imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both, if:(A)  the offense involves at least 1,000 unauthorized recordings embodying sound or at least 65 unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a 180-day period; or(B)  the defendant has been previously convicted under this section;(2)  imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both, if the offense involves more than 100 but fewer than 1,000 unauthorized recordings embodying sound or more than seven but fewer than 65 unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a 180-day period; or(3)  confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year, a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both, if the offense is not otherwise punishable under Subdivision (1) or (2).(c)  In the absence of a written agreement or law to the contrary, the performer or performers of a live performance are presumed to own the rights to record or fix those sounds.(d)  For purposes of this section, a person authorized to maintain custody and control over business records that reflect whether the owner of a live performance consented to having the live performance recorded or fixed is a proper witness in a proceeding regarding the issue of consent.  A witness called under this subsection is subject to the rules of evidence relating to the competency of a witness to testify and the relevance and admissibility of the testimony offered.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.053. Unauthorized Operation of Recording Device in Motion Picture Theater

Sec. 641.053.  UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION OF RECORDING DEVICE IN MOTION PICTURE THEATER.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part of a motion picture by means of any technology now known or later developed.(2)  "Motion picture theater" means a movie theater, screening room, or other place primarily used to exhibit a motion picture. (b)  A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the owner of the theater, the person, with the intent to record a motion picture, knowingly operates the audiovisual recording function of any device in a motion picture theater while the motion picture is being exhibited.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:(1)  a state jail felony if the person has been previously convicted one time of an offense under this section; or(2)  a felony of the third degree if the person has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this section.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the audiovisual recording function of the device was operated solely for official law enforcement purposes.(e)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.(f)  A person who reasonably believes that another has knowingly operated the audiovisual recording function of a device in a motion picture theater in violation of this section is privileged to detain that other person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time to allow for the arrival of law enforcement authorities.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.054. Improper Labeling

Sec. 641.054.  IMPROPER LABELING.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  for commercial advantage or private financial gain, the person knowingly:(A)  advertises, offers for sale, sells, rents, or transports a recording;(B)  causes the sale, resale, rental, or transportation of a recording; or(C)  possesses a recording for a purpose described by Paragraph (A) or (B); and(2)  the outside cover, box, or jacket of the recording does not clearly and conspicuously disclose  the actual name and address of the manufacturer.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by:(1)  imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both imprisonment and the fine, if:(A)  the offense involves 65 or more improperly labeled recordings, or the commercial equivalent thereof, during a 180-day period; or(B)  the defendant has been previously convicted under this section;(2)  imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both imprisonment and the fine, if the offense involves more than seven but fewer than 65 improperly labeled recordings, or the commercial equivalent thereof, during a 180-day period; or(3)  confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year, a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both confinement and the fine, if the offense is not otherwise punishable under Subdivision (1) or (2).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (S.B. 1343), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.055. Forfeiture

Sec. 641.055.  FORFEITURE.  If a person is convicted of a violation of this chapter, the court in its judgment of conviction shall order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of:(1)  all recordings on which the conviction is based; and(2)  all devices and equipment used or intended to be used in the manufacture of the recordings on which the conviction is based.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.056. Private Rights and Remedies Not Affected

Sec. 641.056.  PRIVATE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES NOT AFFECTED.  Sections 641.051, 641.052, and 641.054 do not affect the rights and remedies of a party in private litigation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 641.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 641 - Unauthorized Recordings|Subchapter B. Prohibited Practices; Penalties|Section 641.057. Penalties Cumulative

Sec. 641.057.  PENALTIES CUMULATIVE.  A penalty provided by this chapter is in addition to any other penalty provided under other law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 642.001. Definitions

Sec. 642.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Electronic dissemination" means initiating a transmission of, making available, or otherwise offering a recording or audiovisual work for distribution, display, or performance through the Internet or other digital network.(2)  "Recording or audiovisual work" means a recording or audiovisual work that consists of substantially all of the recording or work.  The term does not include a recording or audiovisual work that is a short extract from the recording or work.(3)  "Website" means a set of related web pages served from a single web domain.  The term does not include a home page or channel page for the user account of a person who is not the owner or operator of the website on which the user home page or channel page appears.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 642.002. Commercial Recording or Audiovisual Work

Sec. 642.002.  COMMERCIAL RECORDING OR AUDIOVISUAL WORK.  For purposes of this chapter, a recording or audiovisual work is considered to be a commercial recording or audiovisual work if the owner, assignee, authorized agent, or licensee of the recording or work disseminates or intends to disseminate the recording or work for sale, rental, or performance or exhibition to the public, including under license, regardless of whether the person who disseminates the recording or work seeks commercial advantage or private financial gain from the dissemination.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 642.003. Applicability

Sec. 642.003.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter does not apply to a website operated by a radio or television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 642.004. No Financial Liability for Certain Providers

Sec. 642.004.  NO FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN PROVIDERS.  This chapter does not impose financial liability on providers of an interactive computer service, communications service, commercial mobile service, or information service, including an Internet access service provider, an advertising network or exchange, a domain name registration provider, and a hosting service provider, to the extent that the providers provide the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or provide another related telecommunications service, a commercial mobile radio service, or an information service, for use by another person that violates this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter B. Required Disclosures|Section 642.051. Disclosure of Certain Information Required

Sec. 642.051.  DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED.  (a)  An owner or operator of a website or online service that deals in substantial part in the electronic dissemination of third-party commercial recordings or audiovisual works, directly or indirectly, and that electronically disseminates those recordings or works to consumers in this state shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the website or online service in a location that is readily accessible to a consumer using or visiting the website or online service, the owner or operator's true and correct:(1)  name;(2)  physical address;(3)  telephone number; and(4)  e-mail address.(b)  For purposes of this section, a location is considered readily accessible on a website or online service if the location is:(1)  a landing or home web page or screen;(2)  an "about" or "about us" web page or screen;(3)  a "contact" or "contact us" web page or screen;(4)  an informational web page or screen; or(5)  another place on the website or online service commonly used to display information identifying the owner or operator of the website or online service.(c)  Subsection (a) applies regardless of whether another person has previously electronically disseminated the same recording or audiovisual work.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 642.101. Declaratory Judgment or Injunctive Relief

Sec. 642.101.  DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  An owner, assignee, authorized agent, or exclusive licensee of a commercial recording or audiovisual work electronically disseminated by a website or online service in violation of this chapter may bring a private cause of action against a person who violates or threatens to violate this chapter to obtain:(1)  a declaratory judgment; and(2)  permanent or temporary injunctive relief.(b)  Before filing an action under this section, the aggrieved party must provide notice to the person alleged to be in violation of this chapter that states:(1)  the person may be in violation of this chapter; and(2)  that failure to cure the violation before the 14th day after the date of receiving the notice may result in an action being filed against the person under this section.(c)  After the 14th day after the date the aggrieved party provides notice under Subsection (b), the aggrieved party may bring an action under this section in a court of competent jurisdiction.(d)  On motion of the party initiating the action, the court may make appropriate orders to compel compliance with this chapter.(e)  The prevailing party is entitled to recover necessary expenses incurred in an action under this section, including reasonable attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 642.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 14 - Recordings|Chapter 642 - Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings or Audiovisual Works|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 642.102. Deceptive Trade Practice; Remedies

Sec. 642.102.  DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE; REMEDIES.  (a)  A violation of this chapter is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice as defined by Section 17.46(b).(b)  The relief provided under this subchapter for a violation of this chapter is in addition to any remedy provided under other federal or state law, including Subchapter E, Chapter 17.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 661.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 15 - Currency and Trade|Subtitle A - Currency|Chapter 661 - European Union Currency Conversion|Section 661.001. Definitions

Sec. 661.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Euro" means the currency of the member states of the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on European Union.  The term is abbreviated as EUR.(2)  "European currency unit" means the currency basket periodically used as the unit of account of the European Community, as defined by Regulation No. 3320/94 of the Council of the European Union and as referred to in Article 109g of the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on European Union.  The term is abbreviated as ECU.(3)  "Introduction of the euro" means the periodic implementation of economic and monetary union in member states of the European Union in accordance with the Treaty on European Union.(4)  "Treaty on European Union" means the Treaty on European Union of February 7, 1992.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 661.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 15 - Currency and Trade|Subtitle A - Currency|Chapter 661 - European Union Currency Conversion|Section 661.002. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 661.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to each contract, security, and instrument, including a commercial contract, governed by the laws of this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 661.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 15 - Currency and Trade|Subtitle A - Currency|Chapter 661 - European Union Currency Conversion|Section 661.003. Conflicts of Law

Sec. 661.003.  CONFLICTS OF LAW.  This chapter prevails to the extent of any conflict between this chapter and any other law of this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 661.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 15 - Currency and Trade|Subtitle A - Currency|Chapter 661 - European Union Currency Conversion|Section 661.004. No Negative Inference or Presumption Created

Sec. 661.004.  NO NEGATIVE INFERENCE OR PRESUMPTION CREATED.  With respect to currency alteration other than the introduction of the euro, this chapter does not create any negative inference or negative presumption regarding the validity or enforceability of a contract, security, or instrument denominated wholly or partly in a currency affected by the alteration.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|