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Section 8 - Failure to disclose the origin of a recording -- Penalty.

UT Code § 13-10-8 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) For purposes of this section "recording" means: (a) a tangible medium on which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored, including an original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other similar medium; or (b) a copy or reproduction that duplicates the original in whole or in part.

(a) a tangible medium on which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored, including an original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other similar medium; or

(b) a copy or reproduction that duplicates the original in whole or in part.

(2) A person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of a recording if: (a) the person commits any of the following acts for commercial advantage or private financial gain: (i) offers a recording for sale, resale, or rent; (ii) sells, resells, rents, leases, or lends a recording; or (iii) possesses a recording for any of the purposes described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii); and (b) the person knows that the recording does not contain the true name and address of the manufacturer in a prominent place on its cover, jacket, or label.

(a) the person commits any of the following acts for commercial advantage or private financial gain: (i) offers a recording for sale, resale, or rent; (ii) sells, resells, rents, leases, or lends a recording; or (iii) possesses a recording for any of the purposes described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii); and

(i) offers a recording for sale, resale, or rent;

(ii) sells, resells, rents, leases, or lends a recording; or

(iii) possesses a recording for any of the purposes described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii); and

(b) the person knows that the recording does not contain the true name and address of the manufacturer in a prominent place on its cover, jacket, or label.

(3) A person who fails to disclose the origin of a recording under Subsection (2) is guilty of: (a) a felony of the third degree if the offense involves 100 or more recordings, or the commercial equivalent of 100 or more recordings, during a 180-day period or if the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section; (b) a class A misdemeanor if the offense involves at least 10 recordings and fewer than 100 recordings, or the commercial equivalent of at least 10 recordings and fewer than 100 recordings, during a 180-day period; or (c) a class B misdemeanor if the offense involves fewer than 10 recordings or fewer than the commercial equivalent of 10 recordings.

(a) a felony of the third degree if the offense involves 100 or more recordings, or the commercial equivalent of 100 or more recordings, during a 180-day period or if the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section;

(b) a class A misdemeanor if the offense involves at least 10 recordings and fewer than 100 recordings, or the commercial equivalent of at least 10 recordings and fewer than 100 recordings, during a 180-day period; or

(c) a class B misdemeanor if the offense involves fewer than 10 recordings or fewer than the commercial equivalent of 10 recordings.

(4) In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection (3), a court may order a person who commits a violation of Subsection (2) to forfeit any recordings in the person's possession that served as the basis for the violation of Subsection (2).

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Section 8 - Failure to disclose the origin of a recording -- Penalty.