436.150. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

436.150. As used in sections 436.150 to 436.163, the following termsmean:

(1) "Copyright owner", the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musicalwork other than a motion picture or other audio visual works recognized andenforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to Title 17of the United States Code;

(2) "Performing rights society", an association or corporation thatlicenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf ofcopyright owners, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors andPublishers (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, orany other similar place of business or professional office located in thisstate in which the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical worksmay be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted for the enjoyment of themembers of the public there assembled;

(4) "Royalty" or "royalties", the fees payable by a proprietor to aperforming rights society for the public performance of nondramatic musical.