N.Y. PEN Law § 156.30
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 156.30, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the first degree
Official statutory text
§ 156.30 Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the first\n degree.\n A person is guilty of unlawful duplication of computer related in the\nfirst degree material when having no right to do so, he or she copies,\nreproduces or duplicates in any manner:\n 1. any computer data or computer program and thereby intentionally and\nwrongfully deprives or appropriates from an owner thereof an economic\nvalue or benefit in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars; or\n 2. any computer data or computer program with an intent to commit or\nattempt to commit or further the commission of any felony.\n Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the first degree\nis a class E felony.\n
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