{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-134.23","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 134.23","heading":"Motion picture fair practices.","body":"(1) Definitions. As used in this section:\n(a) “Blind bidding” means offering, bidding for, negotiating for or agreeing to any term for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture in this state prior to a trade screening of the motion picture.\n(b) “Distributor” means a person who rents, sells, licenses or otherwise distributes to an exhibitor a motion picture for exhibition in this state.\n(c) “License agreement” means a contract, agreement, understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating to the exhibition of a motion picture in this state.\n(d) “Trade screening” means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor in one of the 3 largest cities in this state.\n(2) Blind bidding prohibited. A person may not engage in blind bidding.\n(3) Trade screening.\n(a) Every trade screening shall be open to any exhibitor.\n(b) A distributor shall provide reasonable and uniform notice to all exhibitors of all trade screenings.\n(4) Guarantees prohibited. A license agreement created or renewed after May 18, 1984, which provides for a fee or other payment to a distributor based in whole or in part on the attendance at a theater or the box office receipts of a theater may not contain or be conditioned upon a guarantee of a minimum payment by an exhibitor to the distributor.\n(5) Injunctive relief and damages. A person aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action to enjoin further or continuing violations or to recover actual damages sustained as a result of a violation, together with costs of the action. In an action under this subsection, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), to a party who obtains injunctive relief or an award of damages.","path":["Chs. 125-139, Regulation of Trade","Chapter 134 Miscellaneous Trade Regulations"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/134.23","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:55Z","sha256":"5ec8ec0981dee80df294a0df11377bbf178d6ce42f353a7b2edd0a145d742ec9","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-134.21","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-134.245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}