N.Y. Penal Law Section 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.

Source: Section 275.20 — Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/275.­20 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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