CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-6:05
UNLAWFUL RECORDING OF A LIVE PERFORMANCE
The elements of the crime of unlawful recording of a live
performance are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with the intent,
4. to sell a phonograph record, compact disc, video disc, wire,
tape, film, or other article on which a live performance was
recorded or to cause the same to be sold for profit or to be used
to promote the sale of any product,
5. recorded or caused to be recorded the live performance on such
an article,
6. without the consent of the owner of the right to record the live
performance.
[7. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of unlawful recording of a live performance.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of unlawful recording of a live
performance.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
b5d78e4dca869f693f83e91218dd5c36df38968d21d09b741f1fb2ea6824af3b
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