rights owner
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
Rights owner.—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.
Source
- 2018–202617 U.S.C. § 1401Copyrights · Unauthorized use of pre-1972 sound recordings · in this section
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.
Source
- 2026–present17 U.S.C. § 1401Copyrights · Unauthorized use of pre-1972 sound recordings · in this section