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N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 31.05: Printing, publishing or selling copyrighted musical composition without consent of owner

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  1. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
  2. Title J. Offenses Relating to Unauthorized Photographs and Certain Copyrighted Materials
  3. Article 31. Offenses Relating to Unauthorized Photographs and Certain Copyrighted Materials

§ 31.05. Printing, publishing or selling copyrighted musical

composition without consent of owner. Whoever prints, publishes, sells,

distributes or circulates, or causes to be printed, published, sold,

distributed or circulated for profit any circular, pamphlet, card,

handbill, advertisement, printed paper, book, newspaper or other

document containing the words or musical score of any musical

composition which or any part of which is copyrighted under the laws of

the United States, without first having obtained the consent of the

owner or proprietor of such copyrighted musical composition, is guilty

of a misdemeanor.

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