Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 1972No. M-1114Published
1Opinion of the Court
E ,L~TIIXBKNEY GENERAL. OlF?J?EZXAS Honorable W. T. McDonald, Jr. County Attorney Braxos County Bryan, Texas 77801 Opinion No. M-1114 Re: Whether Art. 1137r, Sec. l-4, Vernon's Penal Code, prohibiting the reproduction for sale of sound recordings without the original owner's consent is unconstitutional as in conflict with the Copyright Clause, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 8, United States Constitution, and the implement- ing federal statutes, 17 USC Dear Mr. McDonald: §§ 1-215, the Copyright Act. You have asked us for an opinion as to whether Art. 1137r, Sections l-4, Vernon's Penal Code, prohibiting…
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