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History
- Substituted by A7811B
- Amended on third reading (t) 4886b
- Ordered to third reading cal.1433
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 4886a
- Amend (t) and recommit to codes
- Referred to codes
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Relates to unauthorized recording offenses; includes data storage devices in the definition of recording; provides for restitution to victims
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Joseph Morelle
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4886B
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to offenses relating to unauthorized recordings
Purpose of bill
To upgrade New York's piracy laws to include new recoding technologies.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends subdivision 6 of section 275.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 460 of the laws of 1990, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is added.
Section two amends penal law 275.00.
Justification
New York has a serious problem with the crime of music piracy. Street vendors and retail locations sell fraudulent sound recordings openly throughout the state and are supplied by large scale underground manufacturing and distribution operations. Music piracy is a serious economic crime that deprives artists and record labels of hard earned profits, resulting in losses of jobs in New York and across the nation. Further, legitimate music retailers throughout the state are forced to compete with music pirates that undercut their businesses by failing to pay for music, and failing to pay local, state, and federal taxes.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
First of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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