COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS ACT (AS AMENDED) (a) identifies the work, the author of the work or the owner of any right in the work; or (a) provides information about the terms and conditions under which the work may be used in terms of any licence. (2) Any person who, with the intention of infringing copyright in the work concerned— (a) removes, erases or alters any rights management information which is attached to or incorporated in or appears with a work; or (b) sells or lets for hire or offers or exposes for sale or hire any work from which rights management information has been removed, erased or altered; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (3) It shall be a defence, in a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), for the accused person to prove that the removal, erasure or alteration of the rights management information concerned was reasonably incidental to any use of or dealing with the work concerned which did not amount to an infringement of any copyright in the work. (4) If, in a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (a) of subsection (2), it is proved that the accused person⎯ (a) removed, erased or altered any rights management information which was attached to or incorporated in or appeared with any work; and (b) used or dealt with the work in a manner which infringed copyright in the work; it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that he removed, erased or altered the rights management information with the intention of infringing copyright in the work. (5) If, in a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (b) of subsection (2), it is proved that the accused person— (a) was found in possession of a work from which rights management information was removed, erased or altered; and (b) in the course of business sold, let for hire or distributed copies of works such as the work referred to in paragraph (a); it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that he possessed the work for the purpose of offering or exposing it for sale or hire. 131 Fraudulent reception of transmissions (1) In this section⎯ “decoder” means any device, component or arrangement which is designed to circumvent the device or arrangement referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “encrypted programme”; “encrypted programme” means a programme which⎯ (a) is included in a broadcasting service or a cable programme service broadcast or transmitted from a place in Zimbabwe or a designated country; and (b) incorporates or employs a device or arrangement of any description which is designed to prevent persons from viewing, listening to or receiving the programme⎯ Act 11/2001 - 69 Chapter 26:01

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