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Copyright Act 2021 s 166

s 166 Presumption of authorship where name appears

166.—(1) This section applies if —(a) either —(i) a name purporting to be that of the author (or a joint author) of an authorial work appears on a published copy of the work; or (ii) a name purporting to be that of the author (or a joint author) of the work appears on an artistic work when it is made; and (b) the name is —(i) a person’s true name; or (ii) a name by which a person is commonly known. (2) The person is presumed —(a) to be the author (or a joint author) of the authorial work; and (b) to have made the work in circumstances to which sections 134 and 135 (works made in the course of employment or under commission) do not apply.

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