California Business and Professions Code

§ 21750

BPC § 21750 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 8 · Ch. 11

Statute text

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Copyright owner” means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, P. L. 94-553 (17 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.). “Copyright owner” does not include the owner of a copyright in a motion picture or audiovisual work, or in part of a motion picture or audiovisual work.

(b)“Performing rights society” means an association or corporation that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of copyright owners, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 340, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.