Division 3—Acts relating to works and performances
Subdivision (1)—General
Act done in relation to work, etc., includes act done in relation to substantial part thereof
39.—(1) Doing an act in relation to a substantial part of a work is to be treated as doing an act in relation to the work.
(2) This section does not affect the interpretation of any reference in sections 110 and 145 to the publication, or absence of publication, of a work.
Act done in relation to protected performance, etc., includes act done in relation to substantial part thereof
40.—(1) Doing an act in relation to a substantial part of a protected performance is to be treated as doing an act in relation to the performance.
(2) Doing an act in relation to a recording of a substantial part of a protected performance is to be treated as doing an act in relation to a recording of the performance.
Subdivision (2)—Copying
What is a copy of an authorial work
41.—(1) A “copy” of an authorial work is a reproduction of the work in any material form.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an authorial work is reproduced in a material form if—
- (a) it is stored—
- (i) in a computer;
- (ii) on any medium by electronic means; or
- (iii) on any other medium from which the work, or a substantial part thereof, can be directly reproduced;
- (b) it is reproduced in the form of a film;
