Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978)

Chapter 5 : Miscellaneous Provisions

44. Time when a work is made
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(1)For the purposes of this Act a work, except a broadcast or programme-carrying signal, shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was first reduced to writing, recorded or otherwise reduced to material form.

 

(2)A broadcast shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was first broadcast.

 

(3)A programme-carrying signal shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was first transmitted by a satellite.