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Copyright Act, 2004 ,
"adaptation" means the modification of a pre-existing
work from one kind of work to another and consists in
altering work within the same kind to make it suitable
for different conditions of exploitation, and may also
involve altering the composition of the work;
"artistic work" means, irrespective of artistic quality, any
of the following works
(a) painting, drawing , etching, lithograph, wood
cut, engraving, print, fashion design or wood
design;
(b) photograph not comprised in an audio visual
film;
(c) map, plan or diagram;
(d) sculpture;
(e) work of architecture in the form of building
or model; or
(f) work of applied art, whether handicraft or
produced on an industrial scale;
"audio-visual work" means a work that consists of a
series of related images which impart the impression of
motion, with or without accompanying sounds,
susceptible to being made audible and where
accompanied by sounds, susceptible of being made
audible;
"author" means a (If!r!;on who crf!;:Itf!d
includes in the case of
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work.
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