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Under section 58 of the Copyright Act, 1957, who is deemed the owner of all infringing copies of a work and of the plates used to make them?
The owner of the copyright is deemed the owner of all infringing copies and of the plates used or intended for making them. He may sue to recover possession or for conversion, subject to the statutory defences in the proviso.
- AThe owner of the copyrightCorrect
- BThe person in possession of the copies
- CThe court hearing the case
- DThe Registrar of Copyrights
Explanation
Section 58 provides that all infringing copies, and plates used or intended for producing them, are deemed the property of the copyright owner, who may sue for recovery of possession or for conversion. The possessor does not become owner.
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