Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Copyright in Works
112. Nature of copyright in literary, dramatic and musical works
Feedback & supportFor the purposes of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, copyright in a literary, dramatic or musical work is the exclusive right to do all or any of the following acts:
to make a copy of the work;
to publish the work if the work is unpublished;
to perform the work in public;
to communicate the work to the public;
to make an adaptation of the work;
to do, in relation to an adaptation of the work, any of the acts specified in paragraphs (a) to (e);
in the case of a computer program — to enter into a commercial rental arrangement the essential object of which is the rental of the program.
If a computer program is embodied in a machine or device and cannot be copied through the ordinary use of the machine or a device, subsection (1)(g) does not extend to entering into a commercial rental arrangement in respect of the machine or device.
In subsection (2), “device” does not include —
a floppy disc;
a CD‑ROM;
an integrated circuit; or
any other device that is ordinarily used to store computer programs.