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In case of live performances it is presumed that the performer is the owner in the absence of a written contract; contraband recordings [sic].\nAll recordings that have been pressed, transferred or possessed without the consent of the owner, and any recordings which do not include the true name and address of the manufacturer, with regard to the provisions of § 2170 of this title, shall be deemed to be black market recordings.\nThe owners or their legal representatives, as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, may bring before the court any proceedings that may be applicable to confiscate contraband recordings, and once the violation has been established, the court shall order the seizure, confiscation and destruction of the material seized. Provided, That this does not limit the power to seize without a judicial order of the Commonwealth solely in those cases provided by law or recognized by the jurisprudence.\nLack of knowledge of the provisions of this section shall not exempt the manufacturer, distributor, merchant or owner from penal or civil liability who, whether intentionally or not, incurs a violation thereof.\nHistory —July 28, 1994, No. 43, § 4; Feb. 20, 2007, No.

the manufacturer, distributor, merchant or owner from penal or civil liability who, whether intentionally or not, incurs a violation thereof.\nHistory —July 28, 1994, No. 43, § 4; Feb. 20, 2007, No. 12, § 2.