Missouri Laws 436.150 – Definitions
As used in sections 436.150 to 436.163, the following terms mean:
(1) “Copyright owner”, the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work other than a motion picture or other audiovisual works recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 436.150
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) “Performing rights society”, 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.;
(3) “Proprietor”, the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, sports or entertainment facility, 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 for the enjoyment of the members of the public there assembled;
(4) “Royalty” or “royalties”, the fees payable by a proprietor to a performing rights society for the public performance of nondramatic musical.