Section 67 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Penalty for making false entries in register, etc., for producing or tendering false entries Anyperson who,—(a) makes or causes to be made a false entry in the Register of Copyrights kept under this Act, or(b) makes or causes to be made a writing falsely purporting to be a copy of any entry in such register, […]

Section 66 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Disposal of infringing copies or plates for purpose of making infringing copies The Court tryingany offence under this Act may, whether the alleged offender is convicted or not, order that all copies of thework or all plates in the possession of the alleged offender, which appear to it to be infringing copies, or platesfor the

Section 65B – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Protection of Rights ManagementInformation Any person, who knowingly, —(i) removes or alters any rights management information without authority, or(ii) distributes, imports for distribution, broadcasts or communicates to the public, without authority, copiesof any work, or performance knowing that electronic rights management information has been removedor altered without authority,shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend

Section 65A – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Protection of technological measures (1) Any person who circumvents an effectivetechnological measure applied for the purpose of protecting any of the rights conferred by this Act, with theintention of infringing such rights, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years andshall also be liable to fine.(2) Nothing in sub-section (1)shall prevent any

Section 65 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies Any person who knowingly makes,or has in his possession, any plate for the purpose of making infringing copies of any work in whichcopyright subsists shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 4[two years and shall also beliable to fine.] Practice area’s of B K

Section 64 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Power of police to seize infringing copies [(1) Any police officer, not below the rank of a subinspector, may, if he is satisfied that an offence under section 63 in respect of the infringement of copyrightin any work has been, is being, or is likely to be, committed, seize without warrant, all copies of the

Section 63B – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Knowing use of infringing copy of computer programme to be an offence Any person whoknowingly makes use on a computer of an infringing copy of a computer programme shall bepunishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven days but which may extend to threeyears and with fine which shall not

Section 63A – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Enhanced penalty on second and subsequent convictions Whoever having already beenconvicted of an offence under section 63 is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for thesecond and for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one yearbut which may extend to three years and with

Section 63 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Act Any person whoknowingly infringes or abets the infringement of—(a) the copyright in a work, or(b) any other right conferred by this Act 1[except the right conferred by section 53A],2[shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six

Section 62 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Jurisdiction of court over matters arising under this Chapter (1) Every suit or other civilproceeding arising under this Chapter in respect of the infringement of copyright in any work or theinfringement of any other right conferred by this Act shall be instituted in the district court havingjurisdiction. 1 Subs. by Act 23 of 1983, s.