375.—F173[(1)(a) The rightsowner or exclusive licensee has the same rights in respect of an infringement of copyright or related rights notwithstanding that he or she is not the person issuing to the public copies of, or communicating, the work to the public.

(b) A person lawfully issuing to the public copies of, or lawfully communicating to the public, the work has the same rights as the rightsowner has in respect of an infringement of copyright.]

(2) References in this section to rights management information include information, or any representation thereof—

(a) which identifies a copyright work, recording of a performance or database,

(b) which identifies the author in relation to a copyright work, the performer in relation to a recording of a performance or the maker in respect of a database,

(c) which identifies the owner of any right in a copyright work, recording of a performance or database, or

(d) about the terms and conditions of use of a copyright work, recording of a performance or database,

where any of these items of information, or any representations thereof, are attached to F173[, embedded in, or appear in connection with, or are otherwise associated with or incorporated in,] with a copy of a copyright work or a copy of a recording of a performance, which is lawfully made available to the public, or a copy of a database which is lawfully re-utilised.

(3) Sections 145 and 264 shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to the disposal of anything delivered up or seized by virtue of subsection (1).