{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-3a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 56:3A-5","heading":"Contract between performing rights society and proprietor","body":"5.  A contract between a performing rights society and a proprietor for the payment of royalties shall be offered for a term of one year, but the parties may agree to contract for a term other than one year.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to a contract for a term  negotiated between a performing rights society and a bona fide national trade association representing a substantial percentage of proprietors of the same type.\nL.1996,c.122,s.5.","path":["TITLE 56 TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"ea3fb1ec462e73e483c6e273596045a4c22a2914b045aad3871f83fd4687a4e5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-3a-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-3a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}