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Copyright Act 2021 s 20

s 20 What is an artistic work

20.—(1) An “artistic work” —(a) is any of the following:(i) a painting, a sculpture, a drawing, an engraving or a photograph (whether the work is of artistic quality or not); (ii) a building or a model of a building (whether the building or model is of artistic quality or not); (iii) a work of artistic craftsmanship to which neither sub‑paragraph (i) nor (ii) applies; but (b) does not include a layout‑design or an integrated circuit as defined in section 2(1) of the Layout‑Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999. (2) For the purposes of this Act —“building” includes a structure of any kind; “drawing” includes any diagram, map, chart or plan; “engraving” includes an etching, a lithograph, a product of photogravure, a woodcut, a print or any other similar work, but not a photograph; “photograph” —(a) is a product of —(i) photography or a similar process; or (ii) xerography; but (b) does not include any article or thing in which the visual images of a film are embodied; “sculpture” includes a cast or model made for purposes of sculpture.

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