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Copyright Act 1968
116CDistribution to the public etc. of works whose electronic rights management information has been removed or altered
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116C Distribution to the public etc. of works whose electronic rights management information has been removed or altered
116CA Distribution and importation of electronic rights management information that has been removed or altered
116CB Exception relating to national security and law enforcement
116D Remedies in actions under this Subdivision
Division 3—Proceedings where copyright is subject to exclusive licence
117 Interpretation
118 Application
119 Rights of exclusive licensee
120 Joinder of owner or exclusive licensee as a party
121 Defences available against exclusive licensee
122 Assessment of damages where exclusive licence granted
123 Apportionment of profits between owner and exclusive licensee
124 Separate actions in relation to the same infringement
125 Liability for costs
Division 4—Proof of facts in civil actions
126 Presumptions as to subsistence and ownership of copyright
126A Presumptions relating to subsistence of copyright
126B Presumptions relating to ownership of copyright
127 Presumptions in relation to authorship of work
128 Presumptions in relation to publisher of work
129 Presumptions where author has died
129A Presumptions relating to computer programs
130 Presumptions relating to sound recordings
130A Acts relating to imported copies of sound recordings
130B Acts relating to imported copies of computer programs
130C Acts relating to imported copies of electronic literary or music items
131 Presumptions relating to films
Division 4A—Jurisdiction and appeals
131A Exercise of jurisdiction
131B Appeals
131C Jurisdiction of Federal Court of Australia
131D Jurisdiction of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
Division 5—Offences and summary proceedings
132AA Definitions
132AB Geographical application
Subdivision B—Substantial infringement on a commercial scale
132AC Commercial‑scale infringement prejudicing copyright owner
Subdivision C—Infringing copies
132AD Making infringing copy commercially
132AE Selling or hiring out infringing copy
132AF Offering infringing copy for sale or hire
132AG Exhibiting infringing copy in public commercially
132AH Importing infringing copy commercially
132AI Distributing infringing copy
132AJ Possessing infringing copy for commerce
132AK Aggravated offence—work etc. converted to digital form
132AL Making or possessing device for making infringing copy
132AM Advertising supply of infringing copy
Subdivision D—Airing of works, sound recordings and films
132AN Causing work to be performed publicly
132AO Causing recording or film to be heard or seen in public
Subdivision E—Technological protection measures
132APA Definitions
132APB Interaction of this Subdivision with Part VAA
132APC Circumventing an access control technological protection measure
132APD Manufacturing etc. a circumvention device for a technological protection measure
132APE Providing etc. a circumvention service for a technological protection measure
Subdivision F—Electronic rights management information
132AQ Removing or altering electronic rights management information
132AR Distributing, importing or communicating copies after removal or alteration of electronic rights management information
132AS Distributing or importing electronic rights management information
132AT Defences
Subdivision G—Evidence
132AU Prosecution to prove profit