§ 440 — Power to deal with protected copies, etc., in proceedings under section 439

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

a person is charged for an offence under section 439 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 mainly used for circumventing technological measures applied to protected copies.

(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 439 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 mainly used for circumventing technological measures applied to protected copies.

(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.