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- (c) in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work—it is reproduced in the form of a sound recording;
- (d) in the case of an artistic work in a 2-dimensional form—a version of the work in a 3-dimensional form is produced;
- (e) in the case of an artistic work in a 3-dimensional form—a version of the work in a 2-dimensional form is produced; or
- (f) it is converted into or from a digital or other electronic machine-readable form (whether from or into a copy in the form of a film or sound recording, or otherwise).
(3) To avoid doubt, this section applies in relation to an adaptation of a literary, dramatic or musical work as it applies in relation to an authorial work.
What is a copy of a published edition of an authorial work
42. A “copy” of a published edition of an authorial work is a reproduction of the edition (whether made by a photographic process or otherwise) in any material form.
What is a reasonable portion when copying a published edition of a literary, dramatic or musical work
43.—(1) In the following cases, a copy of a literary, dramatic or musical work contained in a published edition of the work is taken to contain only a reasonable portion of the work for the purposes of this Act:
- (a) where the edition has 10 or more pages—
- (i) only 10% or less of the number of pages in the edition are copied in total; or
- (ii) if the edition is divided into chapters—the pages copied are all from the same chapter;
- (b) where the edition is an electronic edition and is not divided into pages—
- (i) only 10% or less of the total number of bytes in the edition are copied in total;
