CA AB2122

Expands the crime of failure to disclose the origin of a recording or audiovisual work to include the "commercial equivalent" of 100 articles in addition to the actual count of 100 articles.

Makes violations involving 100 or more articles (or their commercial equivalent) punishable as a misdemeanor or felony with imprisonment up to 5 years and/or fines up to $500,000.

Defines "recordings" to include tangible media such as phonograph records, discs, tapes, memory cards, flash drives, and hard drives, but excludes sounds accompanying motion pictures.

Defines "audiovisual works" as the physical embodiment of works with related images intended for viewing with machines or devices, together with accompanying sounds if any.

Specifies no state reimbursement is required because the act only changes the definition of an existing crime under state mandate law.