Section 73 Copyright Act

Section 73 Copyright Act 2022 is about Criminal liability in respect of infringement of performer’s right. It is under Part VIII (Performer’s Rights) of the Act.

(1) A person who, without the consent or authorisation of the performer, does any of the acts set out in section 71, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know that his conduct was an
infringement of the performer’s right, commits an offence and is liable on conviction in the case of —
(a) an individual, to a fine of at least N100,000 or imprisonment for a term of at least one year or both ; and

(b) a body corporate, to a fine of at least N2,000,000.

(2) A court before which an offence under this section is tried may order that the recording or any other part be delivered to the person entitled to the performer’s right.