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Part 2 · Interpretation

24. What is a film; what are the visual images, sounds and soundtrack of a film

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(1)

A “film” —

(a)

is all the visual images embodied in a thing in a way that —

(i)

the images can be shown as a moving picture by using that thing; or

(ii)

that thing can be used to embody the images in another thing, and the images can be shown as a moving picture by using that other thing; and

(b)

includes all the sounds embodied in —

(i)

that thing or any part of that thing; or

(ii)

any disc, tape or other device that is made available by the maker of the film to be used together with that thing.

(2)

In relation to a film —

(a)

“visual images” is the visual images mentioned in subsection (1)(a);

(b)

“sounds” is the sounds mentioned in subsection (1)(b); and

(c)

a “soundtrack” is —

(i)

the thing or any part of the thing mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i); or

(ii)

the disc, tape or other device mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii).

(3)

In this section, “thing” includes an article.

Report

Part 3

Copyright in Works

Part 4

Protection of Performances

Part 5

Permitted Uses of Copyright Works and Protected Performances

Part 6

Remedies for and Border Enforcement Measures Against Rights Infringements

Part 7

Additional Rights Relating to Copyright Works and Protected Performances

Part 8

Offences

Part 9

Regulation of Collective Management Organisations

Part 10

Copyright Tribunals

Part 11

Miscellaneous

Part 12

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