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1968
Copyright
No. 63

Operation of other laws. 9.—(1.) This Act does not affect the right of, or of a person deriving title directly or indirectly from, the Commonwealth or a State to sell, use or otherwise deal with articles that have been, or are, forfeited under a law of the Commonwealth or the State.

(2.) This Act does not relieve a person from complying with the requirements of sections 120 and 121 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942–1967.

(3.) This Act does not affect the operation of the law relating to breaches of trust or confidence.


Part II.—Interpretation.

Definitions. 10. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“adaption” means—
(a) in relation to a literary work in a non-dramatic form—a version of the work (whether in its original language or in a different language) in a dramatic form;
(b) in relation to a literary work in a dramatic form—a version of the work (whether in its original language or in a different language) in a non-dramatic form;
(c) in relation to a literary work (whether in a non-dramatic form or in a dramatic form)—
(i) a translation of the work; or
(ii) a version of the work in which a story or action is conveyed solely or principally by means of pictures; and
(d) in relation to a musical work—an arrangement or transcription of the work;
“artistic work” means—
(a) a painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or photograph, whether the work is of artistic quality or not;
(b) a building or a model of a building, whether the building or model is of artistic quality or not; or
(c) a work of artistic craftsmanship to which neither of the last two preceding paragraphs applies;
“Australia” includes the Territories of the Commonwealth not forming part of the Commonwealth;
“Australian protected person” means a person who, by virtue of regulations in force under the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948–1967, is, for the purposes of that Act, under the protection of the Australian Government;
“author”, in relation to a photograph, means the person who took the photograph;