24 Secondary infringement: providing means for making infringing copies.U.K.
(1)Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, without the licence of the copyright owner—
(a)makes,
(b)imports into the United Kingdom,
(c)possesses in the course of a business, or
(d)sells or lets for hire, or offers or exposes for sale or hire,
an article specifically designed or adapted for making copies of that work, knowing or having reason to believe that it is to be used to make infringing copies.
(2)Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who without the licence of the copyright owner transmits the work by means of a telecommunications system (otherwise than by [F1communication to the public]), knowing or having reason to believe that infringing copies of the work will be made by means of the reception of the transmission in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 24(2) substituted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(a) (with regs. 31-40)