R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-81-2
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§ 5-81-2. Definitions.
Official statutory text
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Performing group means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name.
(2) Recording group means a vocal or instrumental group at least one of whose members has previously released a commercial sound recording under that groups name and in which the 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 a 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, such as a disk, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied.
(1) Performing group means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name.
(2) Recording group means a vocal or instrumental group at least one of whose members has previously released a commercial sound recording under that groups name and in which the 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 a 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, such as a disk, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied.
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