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Mr. Larry E. Kosta
Executive Director
Department of Licensing and Regulation
P. O. Box 12157
Austin, Texas 78711Opinion No. DM-60
Re: Whether a talent agency that
follows certain amendments to Screen
Actors Guild franchise regulations
would violate the Texas Talent Agency
Act, article 5221a-9, V.T.C.S.
(RQ-146)Dear Mr. Kosta:
You have asked whether a Texas talent agency franchised by the Screen
Actors Guild1 would violate the Texas Talent Agency Act, article 5221a-9, V.T.C.S.,
by adhering to certain franchise regulations. At issue are recent amendments to the
Screen Actors Guild Codified Agency Regulations, Rule 16(g). Rule 16(g) includes
the basic contract between the Screen Actors Guild and the Association of Talent
Agents and the National Association of Talent Representatives, and controls the
contractual relationship between the Screen Actors Guild and all franchised talent
agencies, including franchised talent agencies in Texas.2 Your letter summarizes the
effect of the amendments to Rule 16(g) as follows:
In both the franchising agreement [Rule 16(g)] and the
amendment, [the Screen Actors Guild] considers all talent
represented by a franchised agent to be [Screen Actors Guild]
members, regardless of actual membership and that the agents
should be restricted in the representation of their non-union
1The Screen Actors Guild is a national union which represents performers in the motion
picture and television industry.
2Talent agencies represent performers, placing them in performing employment for a fee. The
Screen Actors Guild attempts to regulate talent agencies by franchising them. The Association of
Talent Agents and the National Association of Talent Representatives are trade organizations which
represent a large number of franchised talent agencies throughout the country.p. 299
DAN MORALES
ATTORNEY GENERALOffice of thte ittornep general
M'tate of lexas
November 27, 1991
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