Section 43 Copyright Act

Section 43 Copyright Act 2022 is about Presumptions. It is under Part IV (Copyright Infringements) of the Act.

In an action for infringement of copyright in a work, whether civil or criminal, the following shall be presumed, where such work has been registered under section 87 of this Act —
(a) that copyright subsists in the work which is the subject matter of an alleged infringement ;

(b) that the name appearing on the work purporting to be the name of the author, is the name of such author ;

(c) that the name appearing on the work purporting to be that of the publisher or producer of the work is the name of such publisher or producer ;

(d) where the author is dead, that the work is an original work ; and

(e) that it was published or produced at the place and on the date appearing on the work.