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entitled to obtain an injunction or interdict to restrain the construction Act of 1911.
of such building or structure or to order its demolition.
(2) Such of the other provisions of this Act as provide that an infringing copy of a work shall be deemed to be the property of the owner of
the copyright, or as impose summary penalties, shall not apply in any case to which this section applies.
10. An action in respect of infringement of copyright shall not be Limitation
commenced after the expiration of three years next after the infringement.
Summary Remedies.
11.-(1) If any person knowingly-
of actions.
Penalties for
(a) makes for sale or hire any infringing copy of a work in which
copyright subsists; or
(b) sells or lets for hire, or by way of trade exposes or offers for
sale or hire any infringing copy of any such work; or
(c) distributes infringing copies of any such work either for the
purposes of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright; or
(d) by way of trade exhibits in public any infringing copy of
any such work; or
(e) imports for sale or hire into the United Kingdom any infringing copy of any such work:
he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 40 shillings for every copy dealt with in contravention of this section, but not exceeding £50 in respect of the same transaction; or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, either to such fine or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding 2 months.
(2) If any person knowingly makes or has in his possession any plate for the purpose of making infringing copies of any work in which copyright subsists, or knowingly and for his private profit causes any such work to be performed in public without the consent of the owner of the copyright, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50, or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, either to such fine or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding 2 months.
(3) The court before which any such proceedings are taken may, whether the alleged offender is convicted or not, order that all copies of the work or all plates in the possession of the alleged offender, which appear to it to be infringing copies or plates for the purpose of making infringing copies, be destroyed or delivered up to the owner of the copyright or otherwise dealt with as the court may think fit.
infringing copies, &c.
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entitled to obtain an injunction or interdict to restrain the construction Act of 1911. of such building or structure or to order its demolition.
(2) Such of the other provisions of this Act as provide that an infring- ing copy of a work shall be deemed to be the property of the owner of
the copyright, or as impose summary penalties, shall not apply in any case to which this section applies.
10. An action in respect of infringement of copyright shall not be Limitation commenced after the expiration of three years next after the infringement.
Summary Remedies.
11.-(1) If any person knowingly-
of actions.
Penalties for
(a) makes for sale or hire any infringing copy of a work in which dealing with
· copyright subsists; or
(b) sells or lets for hire, or by way of trade exposes or offers for
sale or hire any infringing copy of any such work; or
(c) distributes infringing copies of any such work either for the purposes of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudi- cially the owner of the copyright; or
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(d) by way of trade exhibits in public any infringing copy of
any such work or
(e) imports for sale or hire into the United Kingdom any in-
fringing copy of any such work:
he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 40 shillings for every copy dealt with in contravention of this section, but not exceeding 50 pounds in respect of the same transaction; or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, either to such fine or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding 2 months.
(2) If any person knowingly makes or has in his possession any plate for the purpose of making infringing copies of any work in which copy- right subsists, or knowingly and for his private profit causes any such work to be performed in public without the consent of the owner of the copyright, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 pounds, or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, either to such fine or to imprison- ment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding 2 months. (3) The court before which any such proceedings are taken may, whether the alleged offender is convicted or not, order that all copies of the work or all plates in the possession of the alleged offender, which appear to it to be infringing copies or plates for the purpose of making infringing copies, be destroyed or delivered up to the owner of the copy- right or otherwise dealt with as the court may think fit,
infringing copies, &c.
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