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original in the form of a manuscript or similar object, fixation or
recording or in any other material form:
Provided that an object shall not be taken to be a copy of an
architectural work unless the object is a building or model;
“copyright” means copyright protected under this Act;
“database” means a machinereadable compilation of data;
“derivative work” means a work resulting from adaptation,
translation or other transformation of an original work in so far as
it constitutes an independent creation;
“display” means the display of tangible copies which shows
the work or related subject matter directly without the use of
technical aids;
“distribution” means the distribution of tangible copies of a
work or related subject matter by way of sale, rental, lease, hire,
loan, lending, gift or similar arrangement, and includes the
offering for sale, rental, lease, hire, loan or as a gift or similar
arrangement;
“dramatic work” includes__
(a) a choreographic show or entertainment in a dumb show;
or
(b) a scenario or script for an audiovisual work but does not
include the audiovisual work;
“engraving” means a picture made by cutting a design on a
piece of metal or wood and then printing it on paper does not
include a photograph;
“expressions of folklore” means subject matter in the literary,
dramatic, musical or artistic fields, belonging to the traditional
cultural heritage of Malawi, preserved and developed by ethnic or
local communities or by unidentified individuals of Malawi, and
includes__
(a) folk tales, folk poetry and riddles;
(b) folk songs and instrumental folk music;
(c) folk dances, plays and artistic forms of rituals;
(d) production of folk art, in particular drawings, paintings,
carvings, sculptures, pottery, terracotta, mosaic, woodwork,
metalware, jewellery, baskets and costumes;
(e) traditional musical instruments; and
(f) any works designated as such by the Minister by notice
published in the Gazette;
“first published in Malawi” means that a work, sound
recording or published edition was first published abroad but