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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 65

Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.—Any person who knowingly makes, or has in his possession,

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 65 is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.—Any person who knowingly makes, or has in his possession,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

7 [65A. Protection of technological measures.—(1) Any person who circumvents an effective technological measures applied for the purpose of protecting any of the rights conferred by this Act, with the intention of infringing such rights, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall prevent any person from,— (a) doing anything referred to therein for a purpose not expressly prohibited by this Act: Provided that any person facilitating circumvention by another person of a technological measure for such a purpose shall maintain a complete record of such other person including his name, address and all relevant particulars necessary to identify him and the purpose for which he has been facilitated; or (b) doing anything necessary to conduct encryption research using a lawfully obtained encrypted copy; or (c) conducting any lawful investigation; or

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What does Copyright Act, 1957 Section 65 provide?

Section Section 65 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.—Any person who knowingly makes, or has in his possession,) 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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