c Seize infringing copies and any equipment used in such reproduction; d Order the appropriate indemnification of injured Parties; e Seize profits attributable to any infringement. 2. Where it is proved that a plaintiff is the owner of the rights to a work and that such right has been infringed or is subject to imminent infringement the Court may order any of the procedures provided for in Clause 1 of this Article as a conservatory measure to prevent infringement or to preserve evidence related to such infringement. 3. In the event that delay may prejudice a holder of the rights to a work beyond compensation or in the event there is a proved risk of losing material that constitutes evidence related to an infringement the Court may take any of the measures provided for in Clause 1 of this Article as conservatory measures without notifying the defendant and in his absence, and the prejudiced Parties shall be notified of the measures taken by the Court as soon as such measures are implemented. The defendant may request a hearing within thirty days after his notification of the measures taken by the Court. The Court shall decide in the course of such hearing whether to endorse, modify or repeal the conservatory measure. 4. The petition for conservatory measures shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article together with an appropriate financial deposit in order to prevent abuse and secure damages for a defendant should any petition prove to be untrue or flawed. 5. Upon request from a defendant, the conservatory measures taken in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article shall be repealed if the action is not filed within fifteen days from the date of an order of the Court to take appropriate measures. 6. In the event any conservatory measure taken in accordance with Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article is repealed due to the expiry of the period for filing an action, or due to the inability of the plaintiff or where it is proved that there is no infringement or any imminent infringement, the Court may, upon request by the defendant, order appropriate indemnification for prejudice caused by such measures. 7. The Court may order the petitioner who arbitrarily requested any of the measures stipulated in this Article to make payment of adequate compensation to the Party against whom the measures were taken to compensate for any damages sustained as a result of such abuse Article 48 Without prejudice to any more severe sanction provided for under any other law, any person publishing a work the rights to which he or she does not own without certified written authorization from the author of the work, his or her beneficiaries, or his or her representative shall be subject to imprisonment for a period of not less than six months and not more than twelve months, or shall be fined not less than Thirty Thousand (QAR 30,000) Riyals and not more than One Hundred Thousand (QAR 100,000) Riyals, or shall be subject to a period of imprisonment together with a fine. Article 49 Without prejudice to any more severe sanction provided for under any other law, any publisher who when publishing a work modifies its intended meaning, nature, subject or title in contradiction to the instructions or wish of the author of the work shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months, or shall be fined not less than Thirty Thousand (QAR 30,000) Riyals and not more than Fifty Thousand (QAR 50,000) Riyals or shall be subject to a period of imprisonment together with a fine. Article 50 No establishment that engages in the distribution, sale or reproduction of copies of work shall undertake any sale or reproduction of a work without written authorization from the author, or his or her representative. The owner of any establishment that contravenes the provisions of this Article shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months, or shall be fined not less than Thirty Thousand (QAR 30,000) Riyals and not exceeding Fifty Thousand (QAR 50,000) Riyals or shall be subject to a period of imprisonment together with a fine. Article 51 The following acts shall be considered illegal acts and infringements of the rights protected under this Law: 1. The manufacture or importing of any device or instrument with the intention of using such device or instrument through sale, rental or by any other means if they were designed or intended to deactivate any device or instrument thereby preventing or limiting the reproduction of a work, a sound recording, or a broadcast, or if intended to undermine the quality of the work; 2. The manufacture or importing of any device or instrument with the intention of using such device or instrument through sale, rental or by any other means so as to enable the reception of encoded programmes broadcast or communicated to the public in any other way including programmes communicated by satellite, or if such device or instrument facilitates the transmission of such broadcasts or communications to persons not entitled to receive such programmes; 3. The removal or modification of any electronic data relating to copyright administration, without authorization;

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