Copyright Act · 2006 Revised Edition · Part V · Remedies for Infringements of Copyright
134. Evidence in relation to proceedings
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In an action brought by virtue of this Part in relation to copyright in a sound recording, if records embodying the recording as supplied to the public bear a label or other mark stating —
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,
that a person specified on the label or mark was the owner of copyright in the recording;
owner
“owner”, in relation to the copyright in copyright material, includes an exclusive licensee of the copyright in the material;
that the recording was first published in a specified year; or
that the recording was first published in a specified country,the label or mark shall be sufficient evidence of the facts so stated except insofar as the contrary is established. [Aust. 1968, s. 130]