2004 Senate Bill 1387 ↩
House Roll Call 920:
Passed
To allow a theater or motion picture company to sue a person who makes an audiovisual recording or transmission of a motion picture in a movie theater without permission. A plaintiff could collect actual damages plus $1,000 in exemplary damages, and up to $50,000 if the recording was made for commercial purposes. This bill would apply to recordings or transmissions made with cell phone cameras or other means. See Senate Bill 1386 and House Bill 5347.