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18 U.S.C. § 2319A — Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances

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18 U.S.C. § 2319A — Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances

**(a) Offense.—** Whoever, without the consent of the performer or performers involved, knowingly and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain— (1) fixes the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance in a copy or phonorecord, or reproduces copies or phonorecords of such a performance from an unauthorized fixation; (2) transmits or otherwise communicates to the public the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance; or (3) distributes or offers to distribute, sells or offers to sell, rents or offers to rent, or traffics in any copy or phonorecord fixed as described in paragraph (1), regardless of whether the fixations occurred in the United States; shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, or if the offense is a second or subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both. **(b) Forfeiture and Destruction of Property; Restitution.—** Forfeiture, destruction, and restitution relating to this section shall be subject to section 2323, to the extent provided in that section, in addition to any other similar remedies provided by law. **(c) Seizure and Forfeiture.—** If copies or phonorecords of sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance are fixed outside of the United States without the consent of the performer or performers involved, such copies or phonorecords are subject to seizure and forfeiture in the United States in the same manner as property imported in violation of the customs laws. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue regulations by which any performer may, upon payment of a specified fee, be entitled to notification by United States Customs and Border P

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**(a) Offense.—** Whoever, without the consent of the performer or performers involved, knowingly and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain— (1) fixes the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance in a copy or phonorecord, or reproduces copies or phonorecords of such a performance from an unauthorized fixation; (2) transmits or otherwise communicates to the public the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance; or (3) distributes or offers to distribute, sells or offers to sell, rents or offers to rent, or traffics in any copy or phonorecord fixed as described in paragraph (1), regardless of whether the fixations occurred in the United States; shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, or if the offense is a second or subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both. **(b) Forfeiture and Destruction of Property; Restitution.—** Forfeiture, destruction, and restitution relating to this section shall be subject to section 2323, to the extent provided in that section, in addition to any other similar remedies provided by law. **(c) Seizure and Forfeiture.—** If copies or phonorecords of sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance are fixed outside of the United States without the consent of the performer or performers involved, such copies or phonorecords are subject to seizure and forfeiture in the United States in the same manner as property imported in violation of the customs laws. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue regulations by which any performer may, upon payment of a specified fee, be entitled to notification by United States Customs and Border Protection of the importation of copies or phonorecords that appear to consist of unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance. **(d) Victim Impact Statement.—** (1) During preparation of the presentence report pursuant to Rule 32(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, victims of the offense shall be permitted to submit, and the probation officer shall receive, a victim impact statement that identifies the victim of the offense and the extent and scope of the injury and loss suffered by the victim, including the estimated economic impact of the offense on that victim. (2) Persons permitted to submit victim impact statements shall include— (A) producers and sellers of legitimate works affected by conduct involved in the offense; (B) holders of intellectual property rights in such works; and (C) the legal representatives of such producers, sellers, and holders. **(e) Definitions.—** As used in this section— (1) the terms “copy”, “fixed”, “musical work”, “phonorecord”, “reproduce”, “sound recordings”, and “transmit” mean those terms within the meaning of title 17; and (2) the term “traffic” has the same meaning as in section 2320(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title. **(f) Applicability.—** This section shall apply to any Act or Acts that occur on or after the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

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18 U.S.C. § 2320 — Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services

**(a) Offenses.—** Whoever intentionally— (1) traffics in goods or services and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such goods or services, (2) traffics in labels, patches, stickers, wrappers, badges, emblems, medallions, charms, boxes, containers, cans, cases, hangtags, documentation, or packaging of any type or nature, knowing that a counterfeit mark has been applied thereto, the use of which is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive, (3) traffics in goods or services knowing that such good or service is a counterfeit military good or service the use, malfunction, or failure of which is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death, the disclosure of classified information, impairment of combat operations, or other significant harm to a combat operation, a member of the Armed Forces, or to national security, or (4) traffics in a drug and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such drug, or attempts or conspires to violate any of paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). **(b) Penalties.—** (1) **In general.—** — Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a)— (A) if an individual, shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both, and, if a person other than an individual, shall be fined not more than $5,000,000; and (B) for a second or subsequent offense under subsection (a), if an individual, shall be fined not more than $5,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if other than an individual, shall be fined not more than $15,000,000. (2) **Serious bodily injury or death.—** (A) *Serious bodily injury.—* — Whoever knowingly or recklessly causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury from conduct i

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6 U.S.C. § 211 — National Urban Security Technology Laboratory

**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under [section 188(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section188/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim). Such laboratory shall be used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. **(b) Laboratory described** The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory— (1) known, as of December 27, 2021, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory; and (2) transferred to the Department pursuant to [section 183(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section183/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Laboratory activities** The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory shall— (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet, for emergency response providers; (2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers; and (3) carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate. **(d) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.

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17 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following:

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49 U.S.C. § 80302 — Prohibitions

**(a) Definition.—** In this section, “contraband” means— (1) a narcotic drug (as defined in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 ([21 U.S.C. 802](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802&num=0&edition=prelim))), including marihuana (as defined in section 102 of that Act ([21 U.S.C. 802](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802&num=0&edition=prelim))), that— (A) is possessed with intent to sell or offer for sale in violation of the laws and regulations of the United States; (B) is acquired, possessed, sold, transferred, or offered for sale in violation of those laws; (C) is acquired by theft, robbery, or burglary and transported— (i) in the District of Columbia or a territory or possession of the United States; or (ii) from a place in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession; or (D) does not bear tax-paid internal revenue stamps required by those laws or regulations; (2) a firearm involved in a violation of chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ([26 U.S.C. 5801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (3) a forged, altered, or counterfeit— (A) coin or an obligation or other security of the United States Government (as defined in [section 8 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section8&num=0&edition=prelim)); or (B) coin, obligation, or other security of the government of a foreign country; (4) material or equipment used, or intended to be used, in making a coin, obliga

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18 U.S.C. § 2319A — Unauthorized fixation of and trafficking

Page 578 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 2319A AMENDMENTS 2008—Subsecs. (b)(2), (c)(2). Pub. L. 110–403, § 208(1), (2), inserted ‘‘is a felony and’’ after ‘‘the offense’’ and sub- stituted ‘‘subsection (a)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 110–403, § 208(3), inserted ‘‘is a felony and’’ after ‘‘the offense’’ and ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ before the semicolon. Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 110–403, § 208(4), inserted ‘‘is a felony and’’ after ‘‘the offense’’. 2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–9, § 103(b)(1), substituted ‘‘Any person who’’ for ‘‘Whoever’’ and ‘‘, (c), and (d)’’ for ‘‘and (c) of this section’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–9, § 103(b)(2), substituted ‘‘sec- tion 506(a)(1)(A)’’ for ‘‘section 506(a)(1)’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–9, § 103(b)(3), substituted ‘‘sec- tion 506(a)(1)(B) of title 17’’ for ‘‘section 506(a)(2) of title 17, United States Code’’ in introductory provisions. Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 109–9, § 103(b)(4), (5), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–9, § 103(b)(4), (6), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and added pars. (3) and (4). 2002—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted ‘‘107 through 122’’ for ‘‘107 through 120’’. 1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–147, § 2(d)(1), substituted ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ for ‘‘subsection (b)’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–147, § 2(d)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘section 506(a)(1) of title 17’’ for ‘‘subsection (a) of this section’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–147, § 2(d)(2)(B), inserted ‘‘including by electronic means,’’ after ‘‘if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution,’’ and sub- stituted ‘‘which have a total retail va

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