Write a note on jurisdiction of courts in relation to infringement of copyright. 

Copyright infringement is a civil wrong and where infringement occurs a claim may be brought by the copyright owner or a person who has an exclusive licence to the work through the civil courts. In certain circumstances copyright infringement can amount to a criminal offence as well.

Criminal offences relating to copyright infringement

Where a person, without the licence of the copyright owner, carries out one of the following acts they commit a criminal offence:

• makes for sale or hire an article which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe is an infringing copy of a copyright work;
• imports into the United Kingdom otherwise than for his private and domestic use an article which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe is an infringing copy of a copyright work;
• possesses in the course of a business an article which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe is an infringing copy of a copyright work with a view to committing any act infringing the copyright;
• in the course of a business sells or lets for hire or offers or exposes for sale or hire or exhibits in public or distributes an article which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe is an infringing copy of a copyright work;
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