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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 64

Power of police to seize infringing copies.—4[

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 64 is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Power of police to seize infringing copies.—4[. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Any police officer, not below the rank of a sub-inspector, may, if he is satisfied that an offence under section 63 in respect of the infringement of copyright in any work has been, is being, or is likely to be, committed, seize without warrant, all copies of the work, and all the plates used for the purpose of making infringing copies of the work, wherever found, and all copies and plates so seized shall, as soon as practicable, be produced before a Magistrate.]

(2) Any person having an interest in any copies of a work 5[, or plates] seized under sub-section (1) may, within fifteen days of such seizure, make an application to the Magistrate for such copies 5[, or plates] being restored to him and the Magistrate, after hearing the applicant and the complainant and making such further inquiry as may be necessary, shall make such order on the application as he may Section 65 - deem fit

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Section Section 64 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Power of police to seize infringing copies.—4[) is reproduced on this page as part of the Copyright Act, 1957. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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