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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Copyright Act, 1957 Section 65B

Protection of Rights Management Information.—Any person, who knowingly, —

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Copyright Act, 1957 Section 65B is part of Copyright Act, 1957 - Protection of Rights Management Information.—Any person, who knowingly, —. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(i) removes or alters any rights management information without authority, or (ii) distributes, imports for distribution, broadcasts or communicates to the public, without authority, copies of any work, or performance knowing that electronic rights management information has been removed or altered without authority, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that if the rights management information has been tampered with in any work, the owner of copyright in such work may also avail of civil remedies provided under Chapter XII against the persons indulging in such acts.]

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What does Copyright Act, 1957 Section 65B provide?

Section Section 65B of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Protection of Rights Management Information.—Any person, who knowingly, —) 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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