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Section2.This Act shall come into force from the day following the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

Section3.The Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Act, 2474 Buddhist Era shall be repealed.

Section4.In this Act—

“author” means one who produces a work or brings a work into existence on his own initiative;

“work” means a work of authorship in the form of a literary work, dramatic work, artistic work, musical work, audiovisual material, film, broadcast, or any other work in the literary, scientific, or artistic domain;

“copyright” means the exclusive right to do anything in relation to a work produced by an author;

“literary work” means work of composition of every kind as may have been produced, whatever may be the mode or form of its expression, such as book, pamphlet, written material, printed material, lecture, sermon, address, speech, or other sound and/or picture recording;

“dramatic work” means a work relating to ram, ten,^[1] gesturing, or acting which forms a story, and also includes an entertainment in dumb show;

1. The Royal Institute Dictionary, 2493 BE, the prescriptive dictionary in force at that time, defined ram (Thai: รำ) as a synonym of fon (Thai: ฟ้อน) (Royal Institute of Thailand, 1950, p 774), defined fon as a synonym of krai (Thai: กราย) (idem, p 677), and defined krai as “to walk rhythmically” (idem, p 80). It defined ten (Thai: เต้น) as “to move a leg [or legs] up and down rhythmically” (idem, p 422). In general, both ram and ten are translated as “to dance”. In modern usage, the difference between ram and ten is that the former is often used to refer to a traditional or classical dance, and the latter, a modern one. (Wikisource contributor note)

   Reference: Royal Institute of Thailand (1950). Photchananukrom chabap ratchabandittayasathan phoso song phan si roi kao sipsam [Royal Institute Dictionary, 2493 BE] (in Thai). Bangkok: Rongphim Borisat Khana Chang Chamkat.