Copyright Act · 2006 Revised Edition · Part V · Remedies for Infringements of Copyright
124. Joinder of owner or exclusive licensee as party
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Where —
an action is brought by the owner of the copyright or by the exclusive licensee; and
action
“action” means a proceeding of a civil nature between parties, and includes a counterclaim.(2) In the application of this Part in relation to a counterclaim, references to the plaintiff and to the defendant shall be read as references to the defendant and to the plaintiff, respectively.[Aust. 1968, s. 114] In this Part,
the action, insofar as it is brought under section 119, relates, in whole or in part, to an infringement in respect of which the owner and the licensee have concurrent rights of action under that section,the owner or licensee, as the case may be, shall be entitled to proceed with the action without joining the other party as a plaintiff or adding the other party as a defendant in the action, unless the court orders otherwise. [Aust. 1968, s. 120 (1)]
owner
“owner”, in relation to the copyright in copyright material, includes an exclusive licensee of the copyright in the material;