phonorecords
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 469 U.S. 153 - Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder · 1985Most cited · 305 citing opinions
the material object in which the sounds are first fixed." "Ibid." Moreover, "[a] work is 'fixed' in a tangible medium of expression when its embodiment in a copy or phonorecord, by or under the authority of the author, is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration." "Ibid.
United States Code
17 U.S.C. § 101 — for purposes of this title
“Phonorecords” are material objects in which sounds, other than those accompanying a motion picture or other audiovisual work, are fixed by any method now known or later developed, and from which the sounds can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. The term “phonorecords” includes the material object in which the sounds are first fixed.