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AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT ACT 581

terpress, sheet of music, map, chart, diagram, or plan Inteipreta- separately pubUshed, and any illustration therein: tion

"Dramatic work," in addition to being included in the definition of book, means any tragedy, comedy, play, drama, farce, burlesque, libretto, of an opera, enter- tainment, or other work of a like nature, whether set to music or otherwise, lyrical work set to music, or other scenic or dramatic composition:

"Lecture" includes a sermon:

"Musical work" in addition to being included in the de- finition of book, includes any combination of melody

. and harmony, or either of them, printed, reduced to writing, or otherwise graphically produced or repro- , duced :

"Periodical" means a review, magazine, newspaper, or other periodical work of a like nature :

" Pirated artistic work " means a reproduction of an artis- tic work made in any manner without the authority of the owner of the copyright in the artistic work:

"Pirated book" means a reproduction of a book made in any manner without the authority of the owner of the copyright in the book :

"Portrait" includes any work the principal object of which is the representation of a person by painting, drawing, engraving, photography, sculpture, or any form of art:

"Publish" and " Publication" in relation to a book refer to offer for sale or distribution, in each case with the privity of the author, so as to make the book accessible to the public:

"The Registrar" means the Registrar of Copyrights or a Deputy Registrar of Copyrights:

"State Copyright Act" means any State Act relating to the registration of the copyright or performing right, or lecturing right in books, or dramatic or musical works, or in artistic works, or fine art works, or in lec- tures.

5. What is simultaneous publication or performance. — For the purposes of this Act publication, performance, or