§ 56:3A-2 — Definitions relative to music licensing practices

2. As used in this act: "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a musical work, other than a motion picture or audiovisual work; "Performing rights society" means an association or corporation that licenses the nondramatic public performance of 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.; "Proprietor" means the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern or any other similar place of business or professional office located in this State in which the public may assemble and in which musical works may be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted for the enjoyment of the members of the public there assembled; "Royalty" or "royalties" means the fees payable to a copyright owner or performing rights society for the nondramatic public performance of a musical work. L.1996,c.122,s.2.