Copyright Act 1994

37 Providing means for making infringing copies

• (1) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, other than pursuant to a copyright licence,—

  • (a) makes; or

  • (b) imports into New Zealand; or

  • (c) possesses in the course of a business; or

  • (d) in the course of a business or otherwise, sells or lets for hire; or

  • (e) in the course of a business, offers or exposes for sale or hire—

  an object specifically designed or adapted for making copies of that work, knowing or having reason to believe that the object is to be used to make such infringing copies.

  (2) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, other than under a copyright licence, communicates a work to 1 or more persons, knowing or having reason to believe that infringing copies will be made by means of the reception of the communication in New Zealand or elsewhere.

  Compare: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 s 24 (UK)

  Section 37(2): substituted, on 31 October 2008, by section 20 of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 27).