An Act relative to the digital Coogan law
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Progress
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill addresses the potential exploitation of young vloggers, particularly those creating content on platforms like YouTube. It seeks to expand the existing ‘Coogan Law,’ which protects child actors and performers, to include minors who generate income through vlogging. The bill aims to ensure that these young creators receive a fair share of their earnings and have appropriate safeguards in place to protect their well-being and financial interests.
Key provisions
- Extends the protections of the Coogan Law to minors involved in vlogging.
- Requires vloggers to set up trust accounts to manage earnings for child vloggers.
- Establishes guidelines for determining a child’s earnings from vlogging content.
- Mandates that a guardian or legal representative manage the funds in the trust account.
- Requires vloggers to provide financial disclosures to parents or guardians.
- Addresses the issue of parental consent and control over the child’s content.
- Creates a process for resolving disputes regarding earnings and content.
- Allows for the creation of a registry of child vloggers and their trust accounts.
Who is affected
- Minors engaged in vlogging
- Parents and guardians of child vloggers
- Vloggers (content creators)
- Financial institutions managing trust accounts
- The Labor and Workforce Development sector
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Sponsors
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5 on record
Primary sponsor
Bradley H. Jones Jr.
Cosponsors
Bradley H. Jones Jr.
Kimberly N. Ferguson
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