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Dramatic and Musical Performers' Protection Act 1958
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1Penalization of making, &c., records without consent of performers
Subject to the provisions of this Act, if a person knowingly—
(a)makes a record, directly or indirectly from or by means of the performance of a dramatic or musical work without the consent in writing of the performers, or
(b)sells or lets for hire, or distributes for the purposes of trade, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or hire, a record made in contravention of this Act, or
(c)uses for the purposes of a public performance a record so made,
he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding forty shillings for each record in respect of which an offence is proved, but not exceeding fifty pounds in respect of any one transaction:
Provided that, where a person is charged with an offence under paragraph (a) of this section, it shall be a defence to prove that the record was made for his private and domestic use only.
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