Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000
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Chapter 9 Remedies: Copyright Owner | ||
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Infringement actionable by copyright owner. |
127.—(1) An infringement of the copyright in a work is actionable by the copyright owner. | |
(2) In an action for infringement of the copyright in a work under this section, all relief by way of damages, injunction, account of profits or otherwise is available to the plaintiff as it is available in respect of the infringement of any other property right. | ||
(3) Subject to section 139 , where in an action for infringement of the copyright in a work the defendant does not admit that the plaintiff is the owner of the copyright the court may direct that evidence in relation to ownership of the copyright be given on affidavit and the court may decide the issue having considered any affidavit presented to it unless it is satisfied that any conflict of evidence between the affidavits may not be resolved other than by hearing oral testimony in which case the court may order that oral evidence may be adduced. | ||
(4) Hearsay evidence may be accepted for the purposes of any hearing under subsection (3). |