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Part V:
Part VI:
Rights in Performances
Interpretation.................................................................
Conferment of performer’s right and recording right....
Transfer of rights...........................................................
Duration of rights in performances ...............................
Infringement of performer’s rights................................
Infringement of recording rights ...................................
Acts which do not constitute infringements ..................
Infringement of performer’s right is actionable ............
Offence of infringing performer’s or recording right ....
False representation of authority to give consent ..........
Miscellaneous
Registrar of copyright ...................................................
Registrar may authorise translation and reproduction
of works in certain cases ...............................................
Application of Act to works, etc. originating in other
countries........................................................................
Regulations ...................................................................
Transitional provisions..................................................
Repeal of Cap. 701........................................................
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Copyright and Performance Rights Act, 1994.
Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“adaptation” includes—
(a) in relation to any literary work—
(i) a translation of the work; or
(ii) a version of the work in which the story or action is conveyed solely or principally
by means of pictures;
(b) in relation to a literary work in a non-dramatic form, a version of the work (whether
in its original language or in a different language) in a dramatic form;
(c) in relation to a literary work in a dramatic form, a version of the work (whether in
its original language or in a different language) in a non-dramatic form;
(d) in relation to a musical work, an arrangement or transcription of the work;
(e) in relation to an artistic work in two dimensions, the reproduction of that work in an
object in three dimensions; and
(f) in relation to a computer program, a version of the program in which it is converted
from one computer language or code into another;
“artistic works” includes works of artistic craftsmanship, including designs for fabrics,
carpets and tapestry, and, irrespective of artistic quality—
(a) paintings, drawings, etchings, lithographs, wood cuts, engravings and prints;