Copyright Act Section 63

Under section 63 where any person knowingly infringes or abets infringement of the copyright in a work and any other right as.

Copyright act section 63. The following are the principal penal provisions under the act. The state through public prosecutor being aggrieved by the order passed by the magistrate filed the present petition contending that since the offence under section 63 of the act was punishable with imprisonment which could extend to three years and with fine which could extend to rs. 200 000 approx us 3300 as per criminal procedure.

Offence of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this act any person who knowingly infringes or abets the infringement of. 193ddb application for order under section 193dda. Chapter 63 original enactment.

Part xv savings and transitional provisions under copyright amendment act 2004 268 interpretation of this part. Section 63 in the copyright act 1957. However in order to establish whether it is a cognizable offence or not it is important to look into the first schedule of the criminal procedure code 1973 in which classification of the offences have been made.

The hon ble high court of delhi further observed that the interpretation of the hon ble supreme court in the case of avinash bhosale of the term imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine or with both which is for an offence under section 135 1 ii of the act of 1962 will fully apply in a case under section 63 of the.