Act 690
THE SIX HUNDRED AND NINETIEIH
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF GHANA
ENTITI.ED
THE COPYRIGHTACT,2005
AN ACT to replace the Copyright Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 110); and bring the
provisions oncopyright andtheCopyright Office inconformity withtheCon
stitution andtoprovidefor relatedpurposes.
DATE OF ASSENT: 17thMay, 2005.
ENACTED by thePresident andParliament.
Copyright
Work eligible for copyright
1. (l) An author, co-author or joint author of any of the following works is
entitledto the copyright and protection affordedto that workunderthisAct
(a) literary work,
(b) artistic work,
(c) musical work,
(d) soundrecording,
(e) audio-visual work,
(f) choreographic work,
(g) derivative work,and
(It) computer software or programmes.
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