Penal Law § 275.45

Limitations of application · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 275.45 Limitations of application.

1. This article does not apply to:

(a) any broadcaster who, in connection with or as part of a radio, television, or cable broadcast transmission, or for the purpose of archival preservation, transfers any such recorded sounds or images; or

(b) any person who transfers such sounds or images for personal use, and without profit for such transfer.

2. This article shall neither enlarge nor diminish the rights of parties in civil litigation.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/275.45

In plain English

This unauthorized-recordings article has limited exceptions.

(1) It does not apply to a broadcaster transferring recorded sound or images as part of a broadcast or for archival preservation, or to a person making a no-profit transfer for personal use. ★
(2) The article does not expand or reduce anyone’s rights in civil litigation.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.