BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2068 (Holden) - As Amended April 18, 2016
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|Policy |Privacy and Consumer |Vote:|11 - 0 |
|Committee: |Protection | | |
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| |Arts, Entertainment, Sports, | |7 - 0 |
| |Tourism, and Internet Media | | |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This bill:
1)Expands an existing provision-requiring talent services that
post information about artists under contract via the
service's website remove photographs and other artist
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information from those locations upon an artist's request
within 10 days-to also include such information if posted
through online services, online applications, and mobile
applications.
2)Expands the means by which an artist may make the above
request to include text messaging or other electronic
communication.
FISCAL EFFECT:
As violations of Labor Code provisions governing talent service
agencies is a misdemeanor, subject to imprisonment in county
jail for up to one year and/or a fine of up to $10,000,
potential minor reimbursable costs to cities and counties for
enforcement of the above requirements, offset to some extent by
fine revenues.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. This bill is intended to help artists in their
relations with talent agencies by clarifying that a takedown
request for the artist's photos and information extends to a
wide variety of computer applications, and that the request may
be made by text message. This measure is author-sponsored and
has no known opposition.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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