Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 298B

298B. (1) Any person who, in the exercise of any trade or in the course of business or with a view to gain for himself or for an y other person, or with intent to cause loss to, or to prejudice, another person: (a) prints, manufactures, duplicates or otherwise reproduces, or sells, distribu tes or otherwise offers for sale or distribution, any article or other thing in violation of the rights of copyright protected by or under Maltese law, or (b) has in his possession, custody or control any such article or other thing with a view to carrying out any of the acts mentioned under paragraph ( a), shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine ( multa ) of not less than three thousand euro (€3,000) and not more than twenty-four thousand euro (€24,000) or to both su ch fine and imprisonment. (2) Proceedings under this artic le may not be taken except on the complaint of the injured party. Usury. Added by: III.2002.60. Amended by: L.N. 407 of 2007.