COPYRIGHT ACT, 2022

Section 43: Presumptions.

2022Section 43 of 110Federal Republic of Nigeria

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.

Cite this section

Section 43, COPYRIGHT ACT, 2022 (2022).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/copyright-act-2022/section/43/