Texas § OC.2102.001 - DEFINITIONS
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§ OC.2102.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work recognized and enforceable under federal copyright laws (17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.). (2) "Performing rights society" means an association or corporation that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works for copyright owners, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc. (SESAC). (3) "Proprietor" means the owner or operator of a retail establishment in this state where the public may assemble and where nondramatic musical works may be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted, including a restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, or other similar place of business. (4) "Royalty" means a fee payable to a performing rights society for public performance rights. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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