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Copyright Act 2021 s 448

s 448 Distribution, etc., of infringing copies of works

448. A person commits an offence if —(a) at any time when copyright subsists in a work, the person does any of the following acts:(i) distributes an article —(A) other than for the purposes of trade; and (B) to an extent that will prejudicially affect the copyright owner; (ii) imports an article for the purpose of distributing the article —(A) other than for the purposes of trade; and (B) to an extent that will prejudicially affect the copyright owner; (iii) possesses an article for the purpose of distributing the article —(A) other than for the purposes of trade; and (B) to an extent that will prejudicially affect the copyright owner; and (b) when doing the act, the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the article is an infringing copy of the work.

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