Oklahoma § 78-102 - Definitions

§ 78-102. Definitions

As used in this act:

1. “Performing group” means a vocal or instrumental group

seeking to use the name or another group that has previously

released a commercial sound recording under that name;

2. “Recording group” means a 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 the 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; and

3. “Sound recording” means a 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, such

as a disk, tape or other phono record, in which the sounds are

embodied.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 105, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.