Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 752 > Act 210 of 1994 - Unauthorized Recordings

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• 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. See Michigan Laws 752.1051
• 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
• shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c