Kansas Statutes 57-221. Definitions
As used in this section:
(a) “Copyright owner” means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work, other than a motion picture or other audio visual work, recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to title 17 of the United States Code.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 57-221
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- performing rights: refer to "public performance for profit"; the word "user" means any person who directly or indirectly performs or causes to be performed musical compositions for profit; the term "blanket license" includes any device whereby public performance for profit is authorized of the combined copyrights of two or more owners; the term "blanket royalty or fee" includes any device whereby prices for performing rights are not based on the separate performance of individual copyrights. See Kansas Statutes 57-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(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.
(c) “Proprietor” means the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, hotel, bar, tavern, sports or entertainment facility; a not-for-profit organization; or any other similar place of business or professional office located in this state in which the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical works may be performed, broadcast or otherwise transmitted.
(d) “Royalty” or “royalties” means the license fees payable by a proprietor to a performing rights society for the public performance of nondramatic musical works.