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- (b) a published edition of an authorial work;
- (c) a sound recording;
- (d) a film;
- (e) a broadcast; or
- (f) a cable programme.
Subdivision (2)—Authorial works in general
What is an authorial work
9. An “authorial work” is a literary, dramatic, musical or an artistic work.
What is a work of joint authorship
10. An authorial work is a “work of joint authorship” if—
- (a) it is produced by the collaboration of 2 or more authors; and
- (b) the contributions of the authors are not separate.
Reference to author includes all joint authors
11. Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference in this Act to the author of an authorial work is, in relation to a work of joint authorship, a reference to all the authors of the work.
What is an authorial work with an identified author
12.—(1) An authorial work has an identified author if—
- (a) the identity of the author is generally known or can reasonably be ascertained; or
- (b) in the case of a work of joint authorship—the identity of at least one of the authors is generally known or can reasonably be ascertained.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
- (a) the identity of the author of an authorial work is deemed to be generally known if—
