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(b) where the work qualifies for copyright protection only under that paragraph, only
those of the authors who satisfy the requirements of that paragraph shall be taken into account
for the purposes of—
(i) section 10 (first ownership of copyright);
(ii) section 12 to 15 (duration of copyright); and
(iii) subsection (3) of section 21 (acts which do not constitute infringements).
First ownership of copyright
10.—(1) The first ownership of copyright under this section shall be subject to any
agreement under subsection (3) of section 11 to assign the ownership of a copyright expected
to arise in the future.
(2) Subject to this section, the author of a work shall be the first owner of the copyright
which subsists under this Act in the work.
(3) Where a work, other than a broadcast or a cable program, is—
(a) made by the author in the course of his employment; or
(b) made by the author on the commission of some other person; the employer or the
person who commissioned the work shall be the first owner of the copyright.
(4) Where a work was completed in a Convention country other than Zambia, the law
of that country in relation to first ownership of copyright shall apply.
Transfer of copyright
11.—(1) Copyright shall be transferable by assignment, by testamentary disposition or
by operation of law.
(2) An assignment of copyright may be limited by reference to—
(a) one or more particular acts which the copyright owner has the exclusive right to
authorise under this Act;
(b) a part of the period for which the copyright subsists under this Act; or
(c) a specified country or geographic area.
(3) Copyright which is expected to arise in the future may be assigned.
(4) An assignment of copyright shall be in writing signed by or on behalf of the
assignor.
Duration of Copyright
Literary, musical and artistic works
12.—(1) Subject to this section, copyright in a literary, musical or artistic work or
compilation shall expire at the end of the period of fifty years from the end of the calendar
year in which the author dies.