7 U.S.C. § 504
Section 504 · Person defined
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Gamma Audio & Video, Inc. v. Ean-Chea (1993)
Most recently applied in Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Benchley Ventures, Inc. (September 2015)
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The word “person” as used in this chapter shall be held to embrace also any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.