§ 16 — When is a literary, dramatic or musical work made

16.—(1) A literary, dramatic or musical work is made at the time when, or over the period during which, the work is first fixed in a material form, including —(a)

in writing; or

(b)

by storage —(i)

in a computer;

(ii)

on any medium by electronic means; or

(iii)

on any other medium from which the work, or a substantial part thereof, can be directly reproduced.

(2) A literary, dramatic or musical work in the form of sounds embodied in an article or a thing is considered —(a)

to have been fixed in a material form; and

(b)

to have been so fixed when those sounds were embodied in that article or thing.

—(1) A literary, dramatic or musical work is made at the time when, or over the period during which, the work is first fixed in a material form, including —(a)

in writing; or

(b)

by storage —(i)

in a computer;

(ii)

on any medium by electronic means; or

(iii)

on any other medium from which the work, or a substantial part thereof, can be directly reproduced.

(2) A literary, dramatic or musical work in the form of sounds embodied in an article or a thing is considered —(a)

to have been fixed in a material form; and

(b)

to have been so fixed when those sounds were embodied in that article or thing.