Economic rights
Economic rights (set out in Chapter II sections 16-21 of the Act ) give copyright
owner the opportunity to make commercial gain from the exploitation of his or
her work. Copyright is an automatic right, which means you do not have to apply
for it. It protects written, theatrical, musical and artistic works as well
as film, photography, book layouts, sound recordings, and broadcasts. It also
applies to software and the internet.
Copyright owners generally have the right to authorise or prohibit any
of the following things in relation to their works:
1.Copying the work, ie., photocopying, reproducing a printed page by handwriting,
typing or scanning into a computer and taping live or recorded music are all
forms of copying.
2.Issuing copies of such work to the public.
3.Renting or lending copies of such work to the public. However, some lending
of copyright works falls within the Public Lending Right Scheme and this lending
does not breach copyright.
4.Performing, playing music, sound recordings and showing films or videos
in public are some of the examples. Letting a broadcast be seen or heard in
public also involves performance of music and other copyright material that
contain in the broadcast.
5.Broadcasting the work or other communication to the public by electronic
transmission. This includes putting copyright material on the internet or
using it in an on demand service where members of the public choose the time
that the work is sent to them.
6.Making an adaptation of the work, ie., by translating a literary or dramatic
work, transcribing a musical work or converting a computer program into a
different computer language or code.
If any of these acts are done without permission, copyright is breached. It
could be done directly, or indirectly, whether completely or partly of a work
can be used.
In contrast to the economic rights under copyright, moral rights are also concerned
with protecting the personality and reputation of authors.
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