Copyright Act, 2005

Act 690

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

Copyright

1. Work eligi ble for copyright
2. Ideas, concepts excluded from copyright
3. ' Ghana Government and international body copyright
4. Folklore protected
5. Economic rights of authors
6. Moral rights of authors
7. Employed authors
8. Public benefit works
9. Transfer of copyright
10. Obligation of producers
11. Notice of protection of ri ghts of producers
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Duration of Copyright

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Duration of copyright in works of indi viduals
Duration of copyright in works of bodies corporate
Duration ofcopyright in anonymous works
Duration ofcopyright in audio-visual works
16. Duration of copyright in sound recording
17. Duration of protection for expressions of folklore
18. Duration ofmoral rights

Permitted uses of Copyright
19. Permitted use of work protected by copyright
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Reproduction and adaptation of computerprograrns
Permitted use of protected copyright work by library or archi ve
Permitted use of work or publication of portrait in public interest events
Ephemeral recordings

Copies of Sound Recordings. Mechanical Reproduction Riglus (~!

Composers

24. Production of copies of sound recordings

Enforcement Provisions
25. Security device for sound und audio-visual recording
26. Importation ofpre-recorded music and other copyrigh: works
27. Levy on devices used for reproducing l;upynglll material,

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