(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Area” means a circular geographic region having a 25-mile radius surrounding each business location of a proprietor.

(c) “Copyright owner” means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical or similar work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code.

(d) “Performing rights society” means an association or corporation that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of copyright owners, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc.

(e) “Proprietor” means the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, sports or entertainment facility, or any other similar place of business or professional office located in this State, in which the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical works or similar copyrighted works may be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted for the enjoyment of the members of the public there assembled.

(f) “Royalty” or “royalties” means the fees payable by a proprietor to a performing rights society for the public performance of nondramatic musical or other similar works.