(a) Each separate manufacture, distribution, sale or transfer at wholesale of any unauthorized recording in contravention of the provisions of this article shall upon conviction constitute a separate offense punishable as follows:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-8-86

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) If the offense involves not less than 1,000 unlawful sound recordings or not less than 65 audio visual recordings, by imprisonment not less than three years, nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than $250,000.00 or both.
(2) For any other offense not described in subdivision (a)(1), by imprisonment not less than one year, nor more than three years, or by fine of not more than $25,000.00 for the first offense, or both, and by imprisonment not less than three years nor more than 10 years, or by fine of not more than $100,000.00, or both, for any subsequent offense.
(b) Each separate sale, rental or possession for sale or rental of any recording, not described in subsection (a), in contravention of the provisions of this article shall upon conviction constitute a separate offense punishable as follows:

(1) If the offense involves not less than 100 unlawful sound recordings or not less than seven unlawful audio visual recordings, or if the offense is a subsequent offense, by imprisonment not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not more than $250,000.00 or both.
(2) For any other offense not described in subdivision (b)(1), by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $25,000.00 or both.
(c) If a person is convicted of any offense under this article, the court in its judgment of conviction shall order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all infringing recordings and of all equipment and components used or intended to be used in the manufacture of the infringing recordings, as provided in Section 13A-8-84.
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