{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-17.901","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 17.901","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Performing musical group\" means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to engage in a live musical performance.\n(2) \"Recording group\" means a vocal or instrumental group of which one or more members:\n(A) has released a sound recording under that group's name for commercial purposes; and\n(B) has a legal right to use or operate under the group's name without abandoning the name or affiliation with the group.\n(3) \"Sound recording\" means musical, spoken, or other sounds recorded on a tangible medium, including a disc, tape, or phonograph record.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (H.B. 54), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES","CHAPTER 17. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER J. PROTECTION FROM MISLEADING OR DECEPTIVE LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.17.htm#17.901","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"a5395280bc4621a1f8eecdf84d6d52ac839ebcb9442df576ba7d4006e72eadb2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-17.885","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-17.902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}