Prohibiciones sobre la grabación y venta de presentaciones en vivo

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no puedes grabar o vender actuaciones en vivo sin permiso del artista. Si lo haces, podrías meterte en problemas y recibir una multa.

Es como si alguien entrara a tu casa, hiciera una fiesta y grabara todo sin decirte nada. Luego, esa persona vendiera el video a otros sin que tú lo supieras.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Laura asiste a un concierto de su banda favorita. Sin que la banda lo sepa, graba toda la actuación y luego vende el video en línea. Esto es ilegal porque Laura no tiene el permiso de la banda para grabar y vender su actuación.

Penalidades

Si se viola esta ley, se pueden imponer sanciones según lo establecido en la Sección 16-11-920.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-11-915. Prohibitions relative to live performances; persons considered proper witnesses; application of section. (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) advertise or offer for sale or resale, or sell or resell, or cause the sale or resale, or rent or cause the rental of, or transport or cause to be transported, or possess for any of these purposes for commercial advantage or private financial gain any article containing a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been fixed without the consent of the owner of the live performance; or (2) record or fix or cause to be recorded or fixed on an article with the intent to sell for commercial advantage or private financial gain, the live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner of the live performance. The provisions of this item (2) shall not apply to reproduction in the home for private use and with no purpose of otherwise capitalizing commercially on the reproduction. A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided for in Section 16-11-920. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, or other legal entity. (2) "Owner", in the absence of a written agreement or operation of law to the contrary, is presumed to be the performer of the live performance. (3) "Fixed" means embodied in a tangible medium of expression when its embodiment in an article, by or under the authority of the author, is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration. (4) "Article" means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or o