As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Performing group' means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name;(2) 'Recording group' means a vocal or instrumental group at least one (1) 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; and(3) 'Sound recording' means 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 disc, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied. Acts 2007, ch. 277, § 1.
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