Ohio § 2913.07

§ 2913.07.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “ Audiovisual recording function ” means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part

of a motion picture by means of any technology existing on, or developed after, the

effective date of this section. (2) “ Facility ” means a movie theater. (B) No person, without the written consent of the owner or lessee of the facility and

of the licensor of the motion picture, shall knowingly operate an audiovisual recording

function of a device in a facility in which a motion picture is being shown. (C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of motion picture piracy,

a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first offense and a felony of the fifth degree

on each subsequent offense. (D) This section does not prohibit or restrict a lawfully authorized investigative, law

enforcement, protective, or intelligence gathering employee or agent of the government

of this state or a political subdivision of this state, or of the federal government,

when acting in an official capacity, from operating an audiovisual recording function

of a device in any facility in which a motion picture is being shown. (E) Division (B) of this section does not limit or affect the application of any other

prohibition in the Revised Code.  Any act that is a violation of both division (B) of this section and another provision

of the Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, under the other provision

of the Revised Code, or under both this section and the other provision of the Revised

Code.