Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1978
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Unlawful transfer of article or sound recording or
Official statutory text
performance for unauthorized sale - Penalties.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and without
the written consent of the owner, transfer or cause to be
transferred to any article or sound recording or otherwise reproduce
for sale, any performance, whether live before an audience or
transmitted by wire or through the air by radio or television, with
the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote
the sale of any article or product.
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).
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 867
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.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and without
the written consent of the owner, transfer or cause to be
transferred to any article or sound recording or otherwise reproduce
for sale, any performance, whether live before an audience or
transmitted by wire or through the air by radio or television, with
the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote
the sale of any article or product.
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).
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 867
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.
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