N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 34.03: Definitions

§ 34.03. Definitions. The following terms as used in this article

shall have the following meanings:

1. "Performing group" means any vocal or instrumental group seeking to

use, using, advertising the use of, or promoting the name of a recording

group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under

the name of such recording group.

2. "Recording group" means any vocal or instrumental group at least

one of whose members has previously released a commercial sound

recording under that group's name and in which such member or members

have a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group name

without having abandoned the name or affiliation with the group.

3. "Sound recording" means any work that results from the fixation on

a material object of a series of musical, spoken or other sounds

regardless of the nature of the material object, including, but not

limited to, a disk, tape, computerized file or other phono-record, in

which the sounds are embodied.