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(4) The following shall not constitute publication for the purposes of this Act:
(a) in the case of a literary or musical work—
(i) the performance of the work; or
(ii) the broadcasting of the work or its inclusion in a cable program service (otherwise
than for the purposes of an electronic retrieval system);
(b) in the case of an artistic work—
(i) the exhibition of the work;
(ii) the making available to the public of a graphic work representing, or of
photographs of, a work of architecture in the form of a building, or model for a building, a
sculpture or a work of artistic craftsmanship;
(iii) the making available to the public of a film including the work; or
(iv) the broadcasting of the work or its inclusion in a cable program service (otherwise
than for the purposes of an electronic retrieval system);
(c) in relation to an audiovisual work or sound recording—
(i) the showing or playing of the work in public; or
(ii) the broadcasting of the work or its inclusion in a cable program service (otherwise
than for the purpose of an electronic retrieval system).
Application to all existing works
5. Subject to section 58, this Act shall apply in relation to works whether created before
or after the commencement of this Act.
This Act binds the Republic
6. This Act shall bind the Republic.
PART II
COPYRIGHT
Nature of Copyright
Copyright a form of property
7. Copyright is a property right which shall subsist in accordance with this Act in the
products of creativity specified in section 8.
Categories of works in which copyright subsists
8.—(1) The products of creativity in which copyright may subsist under this Act are the
following categories of works:
(a) original—
(i) literary works;