§ 418 — Power to deal with protected copies, etc., in proceedings under section 417

418.—(1) This section applies where —(a)

a person is charged for an offence under section 417 in a court (whether or not the person is convicted); and

(b)

there is before the court or in the person’s possession an article that appears to be —(i)

a protected copy from which the rights management information has been removed or altered without the rights owner’s authority; or

(ii)

mainly used for removing or altering the rights management information relating to a protected copy.

(2) The court may order that the article be —(a)

delivered up and forfeited to the rights owner concerned;

(b)

destroyed; or

(c)

otherwise dealt with.

—(1) This section applies where —(a)

a person is charged for an offence under section 417 in a court (whether or not the person is convicted); and

(b)

there is before the court or in the person’s possession an article that appears to be —(i)

a protected copy from which the rights management information has been removed or altered without the rights owner’s authority; or

(ii)

mainly used for removing or altering the rights management information relating to a protected copy.

(2) The court may order that the article be —(a)

delivered up and forfeited to the rights owner concerned;

(b)

destroyed; or

(c)

otherwise dealt with.