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Anton Piller orders

Anton Piller orders is Order

Other than the extensive police powers under the Copyright Act, plaintiffs have various
civil powers to enforce their right. Copyright owners and associations can employ civil
procedure to search the defendantโ€™s premises as seize the pirated copies.

This is done via โ€˜Anton Pillerโ€™ orders obtained from civil courts which permit court-appointed officers, accompanied by representatives of the plaintiffs, to search premisesย and seize evidence without prior warning to the defendant.

Similar to John Doe Orders, these orders can be obtained unilaterally (ex-parte)