rights owner

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United States Code

17 U.S.C. § 1401 — in this section (2 versions over time)

The term “rights owner” means—

(A) the person that has the exclusive right to reproduce a sound recording under the laws of any State, as of the day before the date of enactment of this section; or

(B) any person to which a right to enforce a violation of this section may be transferred, in whole or in part, after the date of enactment of this section, under—

(i) subsections (d) and (e) of section 201; and

(ii) section 204.