18 U.S.C. § 2319B
Unauthorized recording of Motion pictures in a Motion picture exhibition facility
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2319B, Unauthorized recording of Motion pictures in a Motion picture exhibition facility, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449580
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Any person who, without the authorization of the copyright owner, knowingly uses or attempts to use an audiovisual recording device to transmit or make a copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work protected under title 17, or any part thereof, from a performance of such work in a motion picture exhibition facility, shall—
With reasonable cause, the owner or lessee of a motion picture exhibition facility where a motion picture or other audiovisual work is being exhibited, the authorized agent or employee of such owner or lessee, the licensor of the motion picture or other audiovisual work being exhibited, or the agent or employee of such licensor—
A victim impact statement submitted under this subsection shall include—
In this section, the following definitions shall apply:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008House: 381–41Senate: no recorded tally