Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 47 > Chapter 18 > Part 53 - Tennessee Truth in Music Advertising Act

• Attorney general: means the office of the Tennessee attorney general and reporter. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
• 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. See Tennessee Code 47-18-5302
• Person: means a natural person, consumer, individual, governmental agency, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal or commercial entity however organized. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
• Recording group: means a vocal or instrumental group at least one (1) of whose members has previously released a commercial sound recording under that group's 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. See Tennessee Code 47-18-5302
• 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 disc, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied. See Tennessee Code 47-18-5302
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Tennessee Consumer Protection Act: means the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, as amended, compiled in part 1 of this chapter and related statutes. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105