N.Y. Penal Law § 275.15: Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree

§ 275.15 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a

performance in the second degree.

A person commits the crime of manufacture or sale of an unauthorized

recording of a performance in the second degree when he knowingly, and

without the consent of the performer, records or fixes or causes to be

recorded or fixed on a recording a performance, with the intent to sell

or rent or cause to be sold or rented such recording, or with the intent

to use such recording to promote the sale of any product; or when he

knowingly possesses, transports or advertises, for purposes of sale,

resale or rental or sells, resells, rents or offers for rental, sale or

resale, any recording that the person knows has been produced in

violation of this section.

Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in

the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.