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(b) the import or sale of the device does not otherwise contravene any written law (including this Act).

Prohibition on circumventing access control measure

425.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Division, a person infringes this section if the person circumvents an access control measure.

(2) For the purposes of this Division, a person circumvents an access control measure if—

(a) the access control measure is applied—
(i) to a protected copy;
(ii) by or with the authority of the rights owner of the protected copy; and
(iii) in connection with the exercise of the copyright or any right in the performance, as the case may be;
(b) the person does any act that the person knows or ought reasonably to know circumvents the access control measure; and
(c) the act is done without the rights owner’s authority.

Prohibition on dealing in circumventing devices

426.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Division, a person infringes this section if the person deals (wilfully or otherwise) in a circumventing device.

(2) For the purposes of this Division, a person (X) deals in a circumventing device if—

(a) a technological measure is applied—
(i) to a protected copy;
(ii) by or with the authority of the rights owner of the protected copy; and
(iii) in connection with the exercise of the copyright or the protection of the performance, as the case may be;