Penal Law § 156.35 · Article 156. Offenses Involving Computers; Definition of Terms
Criminal possession of computer related material
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§ 156.35 Criminal possession of computer related material.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of computer related material when having no right to do so, he knowingly possesses, in any form, any copy, reproduction or duplicate of any computer data or computer program which was copied, reproduced or duplicated in violation of section 156.30 of this article, with intent to benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof.
Criminal possession of computer related material is a class E felony.
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