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28. After section 101 there shall be inserted—
101A—(1) A non-exclusive licensee may bring an action for infringement of copyright if—
(a)the infringing act was directly connected to a prior licensed act of the licensee; and
(b)the licence—
(i)is in writing and is signed by or on behalf of the copyright owner; and
(ii)expressly grants the non-exclusive licensee a right of action under this section.
(2) In an action brought under this section, the non-exclusive licensee shall have the same rights and remedies available to him as the copyright owner would have had if he had brought the action.
(3) The rights granted under this section are concurrent with those of the copyright owner and references in the relevant provisions of this Part to the copyright owner shall be construed accordingly.
(4) In an action brought by a non-exclusive licensee by virtue of this section a defendant may avail himself of any defence which would have been available to him if the action had been brought by the copyright owner.
(5) Subsections (1) to (4) of section 102 shall apply to a non-exclusive licensee who has a right of action by virtue of this section as it applies to an exclusive licensee.
(6) In this section a “non-exclusive licensee” means the holder of a licence authorising the licensee to exercise a right which remains exercisable by the copyright owner.”.
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