Oklahoma Code § 21-1976

Title 21. Crimes And Punishments: Unlawful reproduction for sale of sound recording or
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audiovisual work - Exemptions - Penalties.
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.
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.
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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 82, § 2, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991.  Amended
by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 430, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st
Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 314, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 466,
eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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