Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.902
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.902, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 17.902. UNAUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT, PROMOTION, OR CONDUCTION OF CERTAIN LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.
Official statutory text
A person may not advertise, promote, or conduct a live musical performance in this state through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between a recording group and a performing musical group. An act is not considered a violation of this section if:
(1) the performing musical group is the authorized registrant and owner of a federal service mark for the recording group that is registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(2) at least one member of the performing musical group is or was a member of the recording group and that member has a legal right to use or operate under the name of the recording group without abandoning the name or affiliation with the recording group;
(3) the live musical performance is identified in all advertisements or other promotions for the event as being conducted as a "salute" or "tribute" to the recording group;
(4) the advertisement or promotion relates to a live musical performance that is to take place outside of this state; or
(5) the live musical performance is expressly authorized by each member of the recording group.
(1) the performing musical group is the authorized registrant and owner of a federal service mark for the recording group that is registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(2) at least one member of the performing musical group is or was a member of the recording group and that member has a legal right to use or operate under the name of the recording group without abandoning the name or affiliation with the recording group;
(3) the live musical performance is identified in all advertisements or other promotions for the event as being conducted as a "salute" or "tribute" to the recording group;
(4) the advertisement or promotion relates to a live musical performance that is to take place outside of this state; or
(5) the live musical performance is expressly authorized by each member of the recording group.
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