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As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Copyright owner<\/span>” means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical or similar work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws<\/span> of the United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, P.L. 94-553 (17 U.S.C. \u00a7 101 et seq.).\n\t\t“Performing rights society<\/span>” means an association or corporation that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of copyright owners<\/span>, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc.\n\t\t“Proprietor<\/span>” means the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, sports or entertainment facility or any other similar place of business or professional office located in the Commonwealth in which the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical works or similar copyrighted works may be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted for the enjoyment of members of the public there assembled.\n\t\t“Royalty<\/span>” or “royalties<\/span>” means the fees payable to a copyright owner<\/span> or performing rights society<\/span> for the public performance of nondramatic musical or other similar works.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-460)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Copyright owner” means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic\nmusical or similar work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of\nthe United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, P.L. 94-553\n(17 U.S.C. \u00a7 101 et seq.).\n\t\t“Performing rights society” means an association or corporation\nthat licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of\ncopyright owners, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and\nPublishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc.\n\t\t“Proprietor” means the owner of a retail establishment,\nrestaurant, inn, bar, tavern, sports or entertainment facility or any other\nsimilar place of business or professional office located in the Commonwealth in\nwhich the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical works or similar\ncopyrighted works may be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted for the\nenjoyment of members of the public there assembled.\n\t\t“Royalty” or “royalties” means the fees payable to a\ncopyright owner or performing rights society for the public performance of\nnondramatic musical or other similar works.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 648.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}