2012 New York Consolidated Laws
ACA - Arts and Cultural Affairs
Title K - TRADE-MARKS
Article 34 - (34.01 - 34.09) LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIONS
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.