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Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Interpretation
12. What is an authorial work with an identified author
Feedback & support(1)
An authorial work has an identified author if —
(a)
the identity of the author is generally known or can reasonably be ascertained; or
(b)
in the case of a work of joint authorship — the identity of at least one of the authors is generally known or can reasonably be ascertained.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1) —
(a)
the identity of the author of an authorial work is deemed to be generally known if —
(i)
the work is published; and
(ii)
the true name of the author, or a name by which the author is generally known, is specified in the published work as the author; and
(b)
the identity of an author is not generally known just because the pseudonym of the author is generally known.