Section 171 — Presumptions as to maker of film

(1)This section applies if —

(a)copies of a film are made available to the public;

(b)the name of a person appears on those copies in a way that implies that the person made the film; and

(c)in the case of an individual — the name is —

(i)the person’s true name; or

(ii)the name by which the person is commonly known.

(2)The person is presumed —

(a)to have made the film; and

(b)to have made the film in circumstances to which section 135 (works made under commission) does not apply.