A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly reproduce for sale any sound recording produced without the written consent of the owner of the original recording, provided, however, that this section shall only apply to sound recordings initially fixed prior to February 15, 1972, and shall not apply to motion pictures or other audiovisual works.
B. A violation of this section involving less than one hundred articles shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
C. A violation of this section involving one hundred or more articles shall constitute a felony, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
D. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section shall constitute a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 82, § 2, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 430, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 314, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 430 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
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