Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 599 (2026)

Broadcasting industry contract

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1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, "broadcasting industry contract" means an employment contract between a person and a legal entity that owns one or more television stations or networks or one or more radio stations or networks.

[PL 2003, c. 225, §1 (AMD).]

2. Presumed unreasonable. A broadcasting industry contract provision that requires an employee or prospective employee to refrain from obtaining employment in a specified geographic area for a specified period of time following expiration of the contract or upon termination of employment without fault of the employee is presumed to be unreasonable.

[PL 1999, c. 406, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1999, c. 406, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 225, §1 (AMD).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: Outside Television, Inc. v. Murin, 977 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Me. 2013).

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Outside Television, Inc. v. Murin, 977 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Me. 2013). · cites it 5× “See 26 M.R.S.A. § 599. Murin’s contract with OTV falls within the statutory definition of a broadcasting industry contract.”

Cps Solutions LLC v. Sarle (D. Me. 2024). · cites it 2× “” 26 M.R.S. § 599- A(2).5 They are enforceable only if “they are reasonable and are no broader than necessary to protect one or more .”

Oshman Page, LLC v. Boothbay Region Water Dist. (Me. Super. Ct 2021). “" 26 M.R.S. § 599 B(l)(A). There is no limiting language here that would indicate that the legislature intended to exclude relationships like the one between AMS and BRWD.”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 599(2) — 1 case

Outside Television, Inc. v. Murin, 977 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Me. 2013). “See 26 M.R.S.A. § 599. Murin’s contract with OTV falls within the statutory definition of a broadcasting industry contract.”

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