2025 Session Last amended: 1993 session

§ 325E.17 — Unlawful Transfers or Sales of Recordings

Plain-Language Summary

Businesses cannot engage in false or misleading advertising about the quality, make, model, or characteristics of their goods or services.

325E.17 UNLAWFUL TRANSFERS OR SALES OF RECORDINGS.

Unless exempt under section 325E.19, it is unlawful for any person knowingly:

(1) to transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds or images from one recording to another recording; or

(2) to sell, distribute, circulate, offer for sale, distribution or circulation, possess for the purpose of sale, distribution or circulation, or cause to be sold, distributed or circulated, offered for sale, distribution or circulation, or possessed for sale, distribution or circulation, any recording without the consent of the owner of the master recording.

History:

1973 c 579 s 1; 1993 c 221 s 2

History: History: 1973 c 579 s 1; 1993 c 221 s 2

Practical Notes

If a business advertises something that is not true about their product or service, they are violating this law. This covers any type of advertising, including online, print, and broadcast.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes