Section 109
Conditions for copyright to subsist in unpublished authorial works
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Section 109
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, copyright subsists in an unpublished authorial work if —
(a)
the work is original; and
(b)
one of the following applies:
(i)
the author is a qualified individual when the work is made;
(ii)
if the work is made over a period — the author is a qualified individual for a substantial part of that period;
(iii)
the work is made —
(A)
by or under the direction or control of the Government; or
(B)
on or after 10 April 1987 by or under the direction or control of a prescribed international organisation.
(2)
In this section, “author”, in relation to a work of joint authorship, means any of the joint authors.