Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 12 · Transitional
509. Interpretation of this Division and Division 3
Feedback & supportWherever it is expressly so provided in this Division and Division 3 —
“deliver”, in relation to a lecture, includes deliver by means of a mechanical instrument;
“dramatic work” includes —
a piece for recitation;
a choreographic work or an entertainment in dumb show the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise; and
a cinematograph production where the arrangement, the acting form or the combination of incidents represented gives the work an original character;
“lecture” includes an address, a speech and a sermon;
“literary work” includes a map, chart, plan, table and compilation;
“perform”, in relation to a dramatic work as defined by this section or a musical work —
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“perform” and “performance”, in relation to an authorial work, have the meanings given by section 67;
means to make an acoustic representation of the work or a visual representation of a dramatic action in the work; and
includes such a representation made by means of a mechanical instrument;
“photograph” includes photo‑lithograph and a work produced by a process similar to photography.
For the purposes of this Division and Division 3, if an authorial work, a sound recording or a film is made over a period of time, the work, recording or film is deemed not to have been made before 10 April 1987 unless the period of time ended before that date.