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Copyright Act 2021 s 112

s 112 Nature of copyright in literary, dramatic and musical works

112.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, copyright in a literary, dramatic or musical work is the exclusive right to do all or any of the following acts:(a) to make a copy of the work; (b) to publish the work if the work is unpublished; (c) to perform the work in public; (d) to communicate the work to the public; (e) to make an adaptation of the work; (f) to do, in relation to an adaptation of the work, any of the acts specified in paragraphs (a) to (e); (g) in the case of a computer program — to enter into a commercial rental arrangement the essential object of which is the rental of the program. (2) If a computer program is embodied in a machine or device and cannot be copied through the ordinary use of the machine or a device, subsection (1)(g) does not extend to entering into a commercial rental arrangement in respect of the machine or device. (3) In subsection (2), “device” does not include —(a) a floppy disc; (b) a CD‑ROM; (c) an integrated circuit; or (d) any other device that is ordinarily used to store computer programs.

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