Laws
1. Whoever violates the copyright stipulated in Articles (5, 7, 8, 9 and 10) of this law.
2. Whoever offers for sale, handling or rent an imitated work or copies of it and conveys it to
the public by any means, uses it for a material benefit and brings it into or out of Iraq,
whether he/ she is a is aware of this or has sufficient reason to believe that that work is not
licensed.
3. In the event of conviction for the second time, the perpetrator shall be punished with
imprisonment for a period of no less than five years and not exceeding ten years, and a fine
of not less than (100,000,000) dinars and not exceeding (200,000,000) dinars or one of
these two penalties, and the court, in the event of conviction for the second time, may order
the closure of the institution that it was used by imitators or their accomplices in
committing the crime for a certain period or forever.
4. The court may also order the confiscation and destruction of all copies or audio recording
object of the assault and all tools, machines or equipment used in making these copies or
audio recording object of abuse.
Article 46
1. The court, based on a valid request from the copyright holder or from one of their heirs or
successors, may issue a court order regarding any infringement of the rights mentioned in
Articles (5), (7), (8), (10), (34 Bis) of this law, provided that this request includes an
accurate and complete description of the work, performance, audio recording or program
that has been infringed upon.
The court may decide:
a. Asking the infringer to stop his/ her illegal activities.
b. Confiscating the copies object of the infringement and any materials and tools used in in
fulfilling the infringement.
c. Confiscating the proceeds of infringement.
2. The request may be submitted before, during or after filing the lawsuit.
3. Upon proving that the applicant is the owner of the right, or that his/ her rights have been
infringed upon or that the infringement has become imminent, the court may take any of
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Date: 21/01/1971
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