§ 14-437 – Violation of Article; penalties.
14-437. Violation of Article; penalties. (a) Every individual act in contravention of the provisions of this Article shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class I felony with a maximum fine of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) if (i) the offense involves at least 100 unauthorized articles during any […]
§ 14-434 – Retailing, etc., of certain recorded devices unlawful.
14-434. Retailing, etc., of certain recorded devices unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly retail, advertise or offer for sale or resale, sell or resell or cause the sale or resale, rent or cause to rent, or possess for any of these purposes any article that has been produced, manufactured, distributed, or […]
§ 14-435 – Recorded devices to show true name and address of manufacturer.
14-435. Recorded devices to show true name and address of manufacturer. (a) A 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 […]
§ 14-436 – Recorded devices; civil action for damages.
14-436. Recorded devices; civil action for damages. Any owner of an article as defined in this Article whose work is allegedly the subject of a violation of G.S. 14-433 or G.S. 14-434, shall have a cause of action in the courts of this State for all damages resulting from the violation, including actual, compensatory and […]
§ 14-432 – Definitions.
14-432. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) "Article" means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored, including any original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other medium now known or later developed on which sounds or images, or both, can be […]
§ 14-433 – Recording of live performances or recorded sounds and distribution, etc., of such recordings unlawful in certain circumstances.
14-433. Recording of live performances or recorded sounds and distribution, etc., of such recordings unlawful in certain circumstances. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Knowingly transfer or cause to be transferred, directly or indirectly by any means, any sounds recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film or other article […]