performing rights society
A “performing rights society” is an association, corporation, or other entity that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of copyright owners of such works, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc.
Source
17 USC § 101
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 1) of this section.