§ 509 — Interpretation of this Division and Division 3

509.—(1) Wherever 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)

a piece for recitation;

(b)

a choreographic work or an entertainment in dumb show the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise; and

(c)

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 —(a)

means to make an acoustic representation of the work or a visual representation of a dramatic action in the work; and

(b)

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.

(2) 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.

—(1) Wherever 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)

a piece for recitation;

(b)

a choreographic work or an entertainment in dumb show the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise; and

(c)

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 —(a)

means to make an acoustic representation of the work or a visual representation of a dramatic action in the work; and

(b)

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.

(2) 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.