20) Article 45(2) is amended to read as follows: “2. Whoever offers for sale,
distribution or rental of an infringing work, transmits an infringing work to the
public in any manner, uses an infringing work for material gain, brings an
infringing work into or out of Iraq, knowing or having adequate reason to believe
that the work is unauthorized.”
21) The final paragraph of Article 45 is amended to read as follows: “In case of
subsequent conviction, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a
period not less than five years and not more than ten years and to a fine not less
than 100,000,000 dinars and not more than 200,000,000 dinars or to any one of
these penalties. The Court may also, in the case of subsequent conviction, order
the closure, for a certain period or for good, of the establishment which has been
used by the counterfeiters or their partners to commit the offense.”
22) An additional paragraph of Article 45 is added to read as follows: “The Court
may also order the forfeiture and destruction of all infringing copies or sound
recordings and all implements, devices or equipment used in the manufacture of
such infringing copies or sound recordings.”
23) Article 46 is amended to read as follows:
“1. The Court may upon proper application by the copyright owner or any of
his/her heirs or successors issue injunctive relief in relation to any infringement
of the rights set forth in Articles 5, 7, 8, 10 and 34bis of this Law provided that
the application contain a detailed and complete description of the work,
performance, phonogram, or program against which the infringement occurred.
The Court may decide to:
(a) Order the infringer to cease infringing activities;
(b) Confiscate the infringing copies and any materials and devices used in the
commission of the infringement; and
(c) Confiscate the proceeds of the infringement.
2. The request may be presented before, during or after filing the lawsuit.
3. Upon verification that the petitioner is the owner of the right and that his
rights have been violated or that a violation is imminent, the Court may apply
any of the procedures provided for in subparagraph (a) of this Article on a
provisional basis to prevent the occurrence of the infringement or to preserve
some evidence related to the act of infringement.
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