                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 59.1-460)

As used in this chapter:
		&#8220;Copyright owner&#8221; means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic
musical or similar work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of
the United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, P.L. 94-553
(17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).
		&#8220;Performing rights society&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Proprietor&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Royalty&#8221; or &#8220;royalties&#8221; means the fees payable to a
copyright owner or performing rights society for the public performance of
nondramatic musical or other similar works.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 648.