{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-435","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-435","heading":"Recorded devices to show true name and address of manufacturer.","body":"(a)\tA person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of an article when, for commercial advantage or private financial gain, the person knowingly advertises or offers for sale or resale, or sells or resells, or causes the rental, sale, or resale, or rents, or manufactures, or possesses for these purposes, any article, the packaging, cover, box, jacket, or label of which does not clearly and conspicuously disclose the actual true name and address of the manufacturer of the article and the name of the actual author, artist, performer, producer, programmer, or group.\n(b)\tThis section does not require the original manufacturer or authorized licensees of software producers to disclose the contributing authors or programmers. As used in this section, the term \"manufacturer\" shall not include the manufacturer of the article's packaging, cover, box, jacket, or label itself. (1973, c. 1279, s. 1; 1989, c. 589, s. 1; 2003-159, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 58. Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-435.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"5da322017976122876eefda171c41b313b95c452abd2552c5d153cd8a2910f61","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-434","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-436"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}