1. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly reproduce for sale any sound recording produced without the written consent of the owner of the original recording, provided, however, that this section shall only apply to sound recordings initially fixed prior to February 15, 1972, and shall not apply to motion pictures or other audiovisual works.
2. B. A violation of this section involving less than one hundred articles shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
3. C. A violation of this section involving one hundred or more articles shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such fine and imprisonment.
4. D. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Laws 1991, SB 297, c. 82, § 2, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 430 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 314, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 466, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).