Connecticut General Statutes 53-142b – Transferral, sale or use of records, tapes, film, cassettes or discs without owner’s consent, or supplying machinery for reproduction thereof, prohibited. Exceptions
(a) As used in this section, “owner” means the person who owns the master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master audio or video cassette or disc, master film or other device used for reproducing recorded sounds or images, or both, on phonograph records, discs, tapes, audio or video cassettes or discs, films and other articles on which sound or images, or both, are recorded and from which the transferred recorded sounds or images, or both, are directly or indirectly derived.
Attorney's Note
Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class A misdemeanor | up to 1 year | up to $2,000 |
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 53-142b
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(b) No person shall (1) knowingly and wilfully transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds or images, or both, recorded on a phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette or disc, film or other article on which sounds or images, or both, are recorded, with the intent to sell or cause to be sold, or to use or cause to be used for profit such article without the consent of the owner, or (2) sell or offer for sale or advertise for sale any such article with the knowledge that the sounds or images, or both, thereon have been so transferred without the consent of the owner or (3) offer or make available for a fee, rental or any other form of compensation, directly or indirectly, any equipment or machinery with the knowledge that such equipment or machinery will be used by another to reproduce, without the consent of the owner, any phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, audio or video cassette or disc, film or other article on which sounds or images, or both, may be transferred.
(c) Any person engaging in radio or television broadcasting who transfers or causes to be transferred any such sounds or images, or both, which are intended for, or in connection with, broadcast transmission or related uses or for archival purposes shall be exempt from any provision of subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.