United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4615 (108th)
Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act of 2004
Introduced
18 June 2004
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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18 August 2025
Summary
Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act of 2004 - Provides that the antitrust laws shall not apply to: (1) any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement between or among playwrights for the express purpose of developing a standard form contract containing minimum terms of artistic protection and levels of compensation for playwrights or any joint or collective voluntary actions for the limited purposes of developing a standard form contract by playwrights or their representatives; and (2) any joint discussion, consideration, review, or action for the express purpose of reaching a collective agreement among playwrights adopting a standard form contract as the sole and exclusive means by which participating playwrights shall license their plays to producers. Makes a standard form of contract developed and implemented under this Act subject to amendment by individual playwrights and producers consistent with its terms.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 June 2004
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 June 2004
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 June 2004
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4615
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4615