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N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20 — Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20

Type: Statute
Source: New York Penal Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 275.20 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a

Citator

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20 — Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 275.20 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a

performance in the first degree.

A person commits the crime of unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree when he commits the crime of manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree as defined in section 275.15 of this article and either:

1. such person has previously been convicted of that crime within the past five years; or

2. commission of that crime involves at least one thousand unauthorized sound recordings or at least one hundred unauthorized audio-visual recordings.

Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree is a class E felony.