34.03 - Definitions.

§  34.03.  Definitions.  The  following  terms as used in this article  shall have the following meanings:    1. "Performing group" means any vocal or instrumental group seeking to  use, using, advertising the use of, or promoting the name of a recording  group that has previously released a commercial  sound  recording  under  the name of such recording group.    2.  "Recording  group"  means any vocal or instrumental group at least  one  of  whose  members  has  previously  released  a  commercial  sound  recording  under  that  group's name and in which such member or members  have a legal right by virtue of use or operation under  the  group  name  without having abandoned the name or affiliation with the group.    3.  "Sound recording" means any work that results from the fixation on  a material object of  a  series  of  musical,  spoken  or  other  sounds  regardless  of  the  nature  of  the material object, including, but not  limited to, a disk, tape, computerized file or  other  phono-record,  in  which the sounds are embodied.