Michigan Laws 752.782 – Transfer of recorded sound for sale or sales promotion without consent of owner; penalty
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(1) A person, without the consent of the owner, shall not transfer or cause to be transferred sound recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sound is recorded, with the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote the sale of a product, the article on which the sound is so transferred.
(2) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 752.782
- owner: means the person who owns the original fixation of sounds embodied in the master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, or other article used for reproducing sound on phonograph records, discs, tapes, films, or other articles upon which sound is recorded, and from which the transferred recorded sound is directly or indirectly derived. See Michigan Laws 752.781
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l