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Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Copyright in Works
166. Presumption of authorship where name appears
Feedback & support(1)
This section applies if —
(a)
either —
(i)
a name purporting to be that of the author (or a joint author) of an authorial work appears on a published copy of the work; or
(ii)
a name purporting to be that of the author (or a joint author) of the work appears on an artistic work when it is made; and
(b)
the name is —
(i)
a person’s true name; or
(ii)
a name by which a person is commonly known.
(2)
The person is presumed —
(a)
to be the author (or a joint author) of the authorial work; and
(b)
to have made the work in circumstances to which sections 134 and 135 (works made in the course of employment or under commission) do not apply.