Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 641.051 — UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION OF CERTAIN RECORDINGS
BC § 641.051Title 14. RECORDINGS · Ch. 641. UNAUTHORIZED RECORDINGS · Art. B. PROHIBITED PRACTICES; PENALTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to a recording that was initially fixed before February 15, 1972.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)knowingly reproduces for sale or causes to be transferred any recording with intent to sell the recording or cause the recording to be sold or use a recording or cause the recording to be used for commercial advantage or private financial gain through public performance without the consent of the owner;
(2)with the knowledge that the sounds on a recording have been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner, transports the recording within this state for commercial advantage or private financial gain; or
(3)with the knowledge that a recording has been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner:
(A)advertises, offers for sale, sells, or rents the recording;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (H.B. 1043), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.