CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS
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Chapter 2. Definitions
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Applicability
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.
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"Copyright owner"
Sec. 2. (a) "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright,
enforceable under 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq., of a nondramatic musical
work.
(b) The term does not include the owner of a copyright in a
motion picture or an audiovisual work, or in part of a motion picture
or an audiovisual work.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.
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"Performing rights society"
Sec. 3. (a) "Performing rights society" means an association or a
corporation that licenses the public performance of nondramatic
musical works on behalf of copyright owners.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) The American Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers (ASCAP).
(2) Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
(3) SESAC, Inc.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.
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"Proprietor"
Sec. 4. "Proprietor" means the owner of:
(1) a professional office;
(2) a retail establishment;
(3) a restaurant;
(4) a bar;
(5) a tavern; or
(6) an establishment similar to an establishment listed under
subdivisions (1) through (5);
that is located in Indiana, in which the public may assemble, and in
which nondramatic musical works may be performed, broadcast, or
otherwise transmitted.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.
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"Royalty"
Sec. 5. "Royalty" means a fee payable to a performing rights
society for public performance rights.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.