This bill enacts provisions related to minors involved in entertainment.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- requires that a parent or guardian establish a trust for a minor involved in entertainment;
- provides the circumstances under which a child of a content creator is not subject to trust and compensation requirements;
- provides the circumstances under which a parent or guardian may serve as the trustee of a trust for a minor involved in entertainment;
- provides the requirements for a performer's employer when depositing a percentage of the earnings of a minor involved in entertainment into a trust;
- establishes a right of action for a minor involved in entertainment;
- requires that a content creator maintain a record that relates to a minor featured in the content creator's content;
- requires that a content creator inform a minor's parents that the minor is featured in the content creator's content;
- requires that a minor's parent or guardian establish a trust for the minor featured in social media content under certain conditions;
- establishes limitations related to the trust established for a minor featured in social media content;
- establishes a formula for a content creator to calculate the percentage of any earnings from social media that feature a minor and to transfer the earnings to the minor's trust;
- provides exemptions from the trust and compensation requirements;
- establishes a right of action for an individual featured in social media content as a minor;
- establishes a process by which a content creator may petition a court for an exception to the requirement to divide earnings from social media featuring a minor;
- grants an individual featured in social media content as a minor a right of deletion;
- requires that a social media company maintain a readily available process by which an individual featured in social media content as a minor may request that a content creator delete content featuring the individual featured in social media content as a minor;
- provides a process by which an individual may petition a court to require that a content creator delete the individual's content;
- provides for an award of attorney fees and damages; and
- provides the circumstances under which the provisions of this bill supersede a contractual provision related to disputes.