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Copyright Act 1968
44CCopyright subsisting in accessories etc. to imported articles
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44C Copyright subsisting in accessories etc. to imported articles
(1) The copyright in a work a copy of which is, or is on, or embodied in, a non‑infringing accessory to an article is not infringed by importing the accessory with the article.
Note: See the definition of accessory in subsection 10(1) and see also section 10AD for an expanded meaning of accessory in relation to certain imported articles.
(2) Section 38 does not apply to a copy of a work, being a copy that is, or is on, or embodied in, a non‑infringing accessory to an article, if the importation of the accessory is not an infringement of copyright in the work.