As used in this act:
  (a) “Owner” means a person who owns the sounds fixed in a master recording on which sound is recorded and from which the transferred sounds are directly or indirectly derived, or the person who owns the rights to record or authorize the recording of a live performance.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 752.1051

  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 752.1051
  • Recording: means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored. See Michigan Laws 752.1051
  (b) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, or other legal entity.
  (c) “Recording” means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored. Recording includes any original phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, audio or video cassette, film, or other medium now known or later developed on which sounds or images are or can be recorded or otherwise stored, or any copy or reproduction that duplicates, in whole or in part, the original.