Section 752.782 - Transfer of recorded sound for sale or sales promotion without consent of owner; penalty. - Michigan Statutes

UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER OF RECORDED SOUND (EXCERPT)
Act 274 of 1975

752.782 Transfer of recorded sound for sale or sales promotion without consent of owner; penalty.

Sec. 2.

(1) A person, without the consent of the owner, shall not transfer or cause to be transferred sound recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sound is recorded, with the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote the sale of a product, the article on which the sound is so transferred.

(2) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1975, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976