Section 65A Copyright Act 1957, inserted by the 2012 Amendment, criminalises:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 65A Copyright Act 1957 (inserted by the 2012 Amendment): 'Any person who circumvents an effective technological measure applied for the purpose of protecting any of the rights conferred by this Act, with the intention of infringing such rights, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to TWO YEARS and shall also be liable to fine.'
2. The Section implements WIPO Copyright Treaty 1996 Article 11 obligations (anti-circumvention of TPMs).
3. Section 65B prohibits removal or alteration of rights management information.
4. Defences include lawful circumvention for research, education, security testing, etc. (Section 65A subsections 2 to 4).
5. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 (Bare Acts, IPIndia portal + Copyright Office) — Copyright Act 1957, Section 65A (inserted by Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012; WCT Article 11)_
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