{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "275.20", "citation": "Penal Law § 275.20", "heading": "Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree", "text": ["§ 275.20 Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a", "performance in the first degree.", "A person commits the crime of unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree when he commits the crime of manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree as defined in section 275.15 of this article and either:", "1. such person has previously been convicted of that crime within the past five years; or", "2. commission of that crime involves at least one thousand unauthorized sound recordings or at least one hundred unauthorized audio-visual recordings.", "Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/275.20", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree manufacture or sale of an unauthorized performance recording by committing the second-degree offense under **§ 275.15** and either:\n\n- **(1)** Having a conviction for that offense **within the past 5 years**; or\n- **(2)** Involving **at least 1,000 unauthorized sound recordings or 100 unauthorized audiovisual recordings**. ★\n\nIt is a **class E felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/275.20", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}