{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75-125","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-125","heading":"Short title and definitions.","body":"(a)\tShort Title. - This Article may be cited as the Truth in Music Advertising Act.\n(b)\tDefinitions. - The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tPerforming group. - A vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name.\n(2)\tRecording group. - A 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 the 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.\n(3)\tSound recording. - A 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, such as a disk, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied. (2009-284, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 75. Monopolies, Trusts and Consumer Protection.","Article 6. Truth in Music Advertising Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_75/GS_75-125.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:09:17Z","sha256":"495e1e88b66b307e7729d83ddd1091d77afe3b0bbbb44ef7589a3d98a08bfe67","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75-124","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75-126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}