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Copyright Act 1968
130AActs relating to imported copies of sound recordings
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130A Acts relating to imported copies of sound recordings
(1) In an action for infringement of copyright described in section 37, 38, 102 or 103 by an act involving an article that is a copy of a sound recording, it must be presumed that the copy is not a non‑infringing copy unless the defendant proves that the copy is a non‑infringing copy.
Note 1: Sections 37 and 38 deal with infringement of copyright in literary, dramatic and musical works (among other things) by commercial importation and dealings involving articles.
Note 2: Sections 102 and 103 deal with infringement of copyright in sound recordings (among other things) by commercial importation and dealings involving articles.
(2) The definition of article in sections 38 and 103 does not affect this section.