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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offense of the unauthorized duplication of certain |
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recordings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 641.051, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a person engaged in Internet, radio, or television |
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broadcasting who transfers, or causes to be transferred, a |
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recording: |
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(A) intended for or in connection with an |
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Internet, radio, or television broadcast; or |
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(B) for archival purposes; or |
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(2) an Internet service provider that is only |
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providing a conduit for access to the Internet that is used for the |
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transfer of a recording by another person. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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641.051, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to an offense |
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committed under that section before the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by that section as it existed on the date the offense was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |