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��Copyright Act, 1911.

��§ 11. any musical Avork, or any plate for the reproduction.

"~ ' thereof. It also provided for the taking- into custody of

an alleged offender, and for the granting of a search war- rant in respect of suspected premises. The following is the full text of the Act: —

��Penalty for being in possession of pirated

��A?i Act to amend the law relating to Musical Copy- right. [4th August 1906.]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —

1. — ^1^ Every person who prints, rejDroduces, or sells, or exposes, offers, or has in his j)Ossession for sale, any pirated copies of any musical work, or has in his possession any plates for the purpose of jDrinting or reproducing pirated copies of any musical work, shall (unless he proves that he acted innocently^ be guilty of an offence jDunLshable on summary conviction, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds, and on a second or sub- sequent conviction to imprisonment with or with- out hard labour for a term not exceeding two months or to a fine not exceeding ten pounds : Pro- vided that a f)erson convicted of an offence under this Act who has not previously been convicted of such an offence, and who proves that the copies of the musical work in respect of which the offence was committed had printed on the title j)age thereof a name and address purj)orting to be that of the printer or publisher, shall not be liable to any penalty under this Act unless it is proved that the copies were te his knowledge pirated copies.

(2) Any constable may take into custody with- out warrant any person who in any street or 23ublic l^lace sells or exposes, offers, or has in his posses- sion for sale any pirated copies of any such musical work as may be sj^ecified in any general written authority addressed to the chief officer of police, and signed by the apparent owner of the copyright in such work or his aeent thereto authorised in

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