South Dakota § 43-43A-4 - Broadcast media, home recording, judicial and administrative proceedings exempt.

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§ 43-43A-4. Broadcast media, home recording, judicial and administrative proceedings exempt.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

(1)    Any person engaged in radio or television broadcasting who transfers, or causes to be transferred any recorded sounds as a part of a radio or television broadcast or for archival preservation; or

(2)    Any person who transfers or causes to be transferred any recorded sounds in the home, for personal use, without any compensation being derived by such person or any other person from such transferral; or

(3)    Any person who transfers or causes to be transferred any recorded sounds, or transcript thereof, in any judicial proceedings or administrative proceedings under chapter 1-26.

Source: SL 1975, ch 172, § 4.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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