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

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 275: Offenses Relating to Unauthorized Recording, New York Penal Law.

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Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree

Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20

Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

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.

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What class of felony is manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree in New York?

Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree is a Class E Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20.

Which New York statute covers manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree?

Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 275.20 (Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree).

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