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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A content creator shall compensate a minor who is engaged in the work of content creation under § 50-5-302(a) in accordance with this section. The content creator shall set aside gross earnings on the video content that includes the likeness, name, or photograph of the minor in a trust account to be preserved for the benefit of the minor until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, according to the following distribution:
(1) If only one (1) minor meets the content threshold described in § 50-5-302(a)(1), the percentage of total gross earnings on a video segment including the likeness, name, or photograph of the· minor that is equal to or greater than half of the content percentage that includes the minor as described in § 50-5-302(a)(1); or
(2) If two (2) or more minors meet the content threshold described in § 50-5-302(a)(1), and a video segment includes two (2) or more of those minors, the percentage described in subdivision (a)(1) for all minors in a segment must be equally divided between the minors regardless of differences in percentage of content provided by the individual minors.
(b) A trust account required by subsection (a) must provide that:
(1) The money in the account is available only to the minor engaged in the work of content creation;
(2) The account is held by a state or national bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or trust company;
(3) The money in the account becomes available to the minor engaged in the work of content creation upon the minor attaining eighteen (18) years of age or upon a declaration that the minor is emancipated; and
(4) The account meets the requirements of the Tennessee Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, compiled in title 35, chapter 7.
(c) If a content creator violates this section, then the minor may commence a civil action to enforce this section regarding the trust account. In an action brought in accordance with this subsection (c), the court may award the following damages:
(1) Actual damages, including any compensation owed under subsection (a);
(2) Punitive damages; and
(3) The costs of the action, including attorney's fees and court costs.
(d) This section does not have an effect on a party that is neither the content creator nor the minor who engaged in the work of content creation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 50. Employer and Employee § 50-5-304 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-50-employer-and-employee/tn-code-sect-50-5-304/
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