Performing rights are the right to perform music in public.

In other words, performers must pay performing rights to composers.

There are, however, regulations concerning the copyright and performing rights of programmes.

But towards the last minute, I learned we weren't going to get the performing rights cleared for that song.

In some of them, mechanical and performing rights are administered jointly.

The first performing rights society was established in France in 1851.

Performing rights are paid by the venue rather than the DJ.

Bruch gave them the sole performing rights to the concerto.

January 1, 1953 Recording and performing rights extended to nondramatic literary works.

With amateur performing rights never having been released for the show, this was an illegal, unlicensed production.

However, he had sole performing rights and kept the score, not allowing any other pianists to play it.

Some shows release performing rights, before closing, to secondary theaters more than 100 miles from the Broadway theater district.

There was to be the equivalent of a performing rights society for collection and distribution of the fees.

"The bottom hasn't dropped out of the performing rights business," Ms. Preston said.

In addition, he has been a composer-director of the Performing Rights Society since 1965.

The performing rights are handled by Samuel French & Co.

While England was a leader in the development of copyright, the French led the way in performing rights.

The Society negotiates on behalf of its members in matters concerning remuneration and performing rights.

Dion initially intended for the show to be named Muse, but the band of the same name owned worldwide performing rights.

The performing rights to the musical are available from Musical Theatre International.

The CD's are part of an educational packet that includes information about music schools, high-tech products and performing rights societies.

He was able to take this approach because he insisted on exclusive lifetime performing rights for all the pieces written for him.

He was sometime Director of the Performing Rights Society.

(3) Such proceeding shall be held before the judge of the court with jurisdiction over the consent decree governing the performing rights society.

Performing rights extend both to live and recorded music played in such diverse areas as cafés, skating rinks, etc.