### Question
What does industry rate mean?


### Answer
**Industry rate** has the following meaning in *17 U.S.C. § 512*:

> the license fee a performing rights society has agreed to with, or which has been determined by the court for, a significant segment of the music user industry to which the individual proprietor belongs

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 512*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES**

