Division 2—Works, acts, etc., before 1 July 1912
Interpretation of this Division and Division 3
509.—(1) Wherever it is expressly so provided in this Division and Division 3—
“deliver”, in relation to a lecture, includes deliver by means of a mechanical instrument;
“dramatic work” includes—
- (a) a piece for recitation;
- (b) a choreographic work or an entertainment in dumb show the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise; and
- (c) a cinematograph production where the arrangement, the acting form or the combination of incidents represented gives the work an original character;
“lecture” includes an address, a speech and a sermon;
“literary work” includes a map, chart, plan, table and compilation;
“perform”, in relation to a dramatic work as defined by this section or a musical work—
- (a) means to make an acoustic representation of the work or a visual representation of a dramatic action in the work; and
- (b) includes such a representation made by means of a mechanical instrument;
“photograph” includes photo-lithograph and a work produced by a process similar to photography.
(2) For the purposes of this Division and Division 3, if an authorial work, a sound recording or a film is made over a period of time, the work, recording or film is deemed not to have been made before 10 April 1987 unless the period of time ended before that date.
