Colorado § 18-4-604.3 - Unlawful recording of a live performance.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-4-604.3 — Unlawful recording of a live performance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4-604.3. Unlawful recording of a live performance.
(1) A person who, without the consent of the owner of the right to record a live performance, records or causes to be recorded the live performance on a phonograph record, compact disc, video disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which a live performance is recorded with the intent to sell the article on which the live performance is recorded or to cause the same to be sold for profit or to be used to promote the sale of any product commits unlawful recording of a live performance.
(2) In the absence of a written agreement or law to the contrary, the performer or performers of a live performance are presumed to own the rights to record the live performance.
(3) For purposes of this section, a person who is authorized to maintain custody and control of business records that reflect whether the owner of the live performance consented to having the live performance recorded is a competent witness in a proceeding regarding the issue of consent.
(4) Unlawful recording of a live performance is a petty offense.
(5) As used in this section, "live performance" means a recitation, rendering, or playing of a series of images, musical, spoken, or other sounds, or a combination of images and sounds, in an audible sequence.
Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 202, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3181, § 224, effective March 1, 2022.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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