2001 Minnesota Statutes

     325E.50 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Terms.  For purposes of sections 
 325E.50 to 325E.57, the terms defined in this section have the 
 meanings given them. 

    Subd. 2.    Copyright owner.  "Copyright owner" means 
 the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work 
 recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the 
 United States under United States Code, title 17, sections 101 
 to 810. 

    Subd. 3.    Performing rights society.  "Performing 
 rights society" means an association, corporation, or other 
 entity 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. 

    Subd. 4.    Proprietor.  "Proprietor" means the owner of 
 a retail establishment, office, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, or 
 any other similar establishment or place of business located in 
 this state in which the public may assemble and in which 
 nondramatic musical works may be performed, broadcast, or 
 otherwise transmitted. 

    Subd. 5.    Royalty or royalties.  "Royalty" or 
 "royalties" means the license fees payable by a proprietor to a 
 performing rights society for the public performance of 
 nondramatic musical works. 

    HIST: 1996 c 336 s 1