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2018 Georgia Code 10-1-293 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 10-1-293 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 10-1-293

TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Section 1. Selling and Other Trade Practices, 10-1-1 through 10-1-915.

ARTICLE 11 BIDDING BY MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITORS

10-1-293. Blind bidding prohibited; trade screening required; notice of screening; waivers void.

  1. Blind bidding is prohibited within the state. No bids shall be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture shall take place, and no license agreement or any of its terms shall be agreed to, for the exhibition of any motion picture before the motion picture has either been trade screened or before the motion picture, at the option of the distributor, otherwise has been made available for viewing within the state by all exhibitors from whom the distributor is soliciting bids or with whom the distributor is negotiating for the right to exhibit the motion picture.
  2. A distributor shall provide reasonable and uniform notice of the trade screening of any motion picture to those exhibitors within the state from whom he intends to solicit bids or with whom he intends to negotiate for the right to exhibit that motion picture.
  3. Any purported waiver of the prohibition against blind bidding in this article shall be void and unenforceable.

(Ga. L. 1979, p. 427, § 4.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Busbee, 250 Ga. 252, 297 S.E.2d 250 (1982).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 27A Am. Jur. 2d, Entertainment and Sports Law, § 30 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 15 C.J.S., Commerce, § 115. 30A C.J.S., Entertainment and Amusement; Sports, § 11 et seq.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 10-1-293 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 5

Williams v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-10-30

Citation: 302 Ga. 404, 807 S.E.2d 418

Snippet: otherwise overcome.” Formal Advisory Opinion No. 10-1, 293 Ga. 397, 400 (744 SE2d 798) (2013). Put another

In re Judicial Qualifications Commission Formal Advisory Opinion No. 239

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2016-11-30

Citation: 300 Ga. 291, 794 S.E.2d 631

Snippet: 875) (2014); In re Formal Advisory Opinion No. 10-1, 293 Ga. 397 (744 SE2d 798) (2013); In re Formal Advisory

Tolbert v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-11-23

Citation: 298 Ga. 147, 780 S.E.2d 298, 2015 Ga. LEXIS 908

Snippet: See In re Formal Advisory Opinion 10-1, 293 Ga. 397, 400 (2) (744 SE2d 798) (2013). Even so

Thomas v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-11-16

Citation: 298 Ga. 106, 779 S.E.2d 616, 2015 Ga. LEXIS 869

Snippet: circuit. In re Formal Advisory Opinion 10-1, 293 Ga. 397, 399 (744 SE2d 798) (2013) (FAO

Hodge, Admrx. v. Urfa-Sexton, Lp

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-05-05

Citation: 295 Ga. 136, 758 S.E.2d 314, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 1250, 2014 WL 1775572, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 346

Snippet: defender office. See In re Formal Advisory Opinion 10-1, 293 Ga. 397, 400 (744 SE2d 798) (2013) (‘FAO 10-1”)