15. Reproduction of works
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For the purposes of this Act, reproduction, in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work, includes a reproduction in the form of a sound recording or cinematograph film of the work, and any record embodying such a recording and any copy of such a film shall be deemed to be a reproduction of the work.
For the purposes of this Act, reproduction, in relation to any work, includes the making of a copy which is transient or is incidental to some other use of the work.
copy
“copy”, in relation to a cinematograph film, means any article or thing in which the visual images or sounds comprising the film are embodied;
Without limiting the meaning of the term “reproduced”, for the purposes of this Act, a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, including a reproduction of such work in the form of a sound recording or cinematograph film, is reproduced if it is converted into or from a digital or other electronic machine-readable form, and any article embodying the work or reproduction of the work in such a form is taken to be a reproduction of the work.
artistic work
“artistic work” means —(a)a painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or photograph, whether the work is of artistic quality or not;(b)a building or model of a building, whether the building or model is of artistic quality or not; or(c)a work of artistic craftsmanship to which neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies,but does not include a layout-design or an integrated circuit within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act;
Subsections (1), (1A) and (1B) shall apply in relation to an adaptation of a work in like manner as it applies in relation to a work.
For the purposes of this Act, an artistic work shall be deemed to have been reproduced —
in the case of a work in a 2-dimensional form — if a version of the work is produced in a 3-dimensional form; or
in the case of a work in a 3-dimensional form — if a version of the work is produced in a 2-dimensional form,and the version of the work so produced shall be deemed to be a reproduction of the work.
Subsection (3) shall have effect subject to Division 9 of Part III.[Aust. 1968, s. 21]