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Louisiana · La. R.S. 14:208
Public for-profit shows of unpublished operas need consent
Quote checked October 14, 2026 Text match only; current legal status and enforcement not verified.
What the law says
“No person or company shall take part in or cause to be publicly performed or represented for profit any unpublished or undedicated dramatic or musical composition known as an opera without the consent of its owner or proprietor,”
Penalty
“Whoever violates this Section shall, for every performance, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days.”
History note
“Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.”
This note lists a 2014 act. We haven't traced whether that act created the section or rewrote an older one, so we don't treat 2014 as a starting year.
In plain English
Our reading
Louisiana's criminal code has a section for operas. Performing an unpublished or undedicated opera publicly for profit without its owner's consent, or taking part in such a performance, is a crime, and the penalty applies to every performance.
Written by Silly Rules from the quoted text above. It's a plain reading, not legal advice. We haven't researched how courts read this section or how often anyone enforces it.
- Code
- Louisiana Revised Statutes
- Section
- La. R.S. 14:208, “Operas, performance or representation without consent of owner prohibited; penalty”
- Topic
- Odd jobs and trades
- Source
- legis.la.gov
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