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In force2020 Revised Edition

Part 8 · Offences

449. Wilful and significant rights infringement

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(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person wilfully commits a rights infringement; and

(b)

the extent of the infringement is significant.

(2)

All relevant matters must be considered in deciding whether the extent of a rights infringement is significant for the purposes of subsection (1), including —

(a)

the volume of any articles that are infringing copies;

(b)

the value of any articles that are infringing copies; and

(c)

whether the infringement has a substantial prejudicial impact on the rights owner.

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