Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978)Chapter 1 : Copyright in Original Works4. Copyright by reference to country of origin |
| (1) | Copyright shall be conferred by this section on every work which is eligible for copyright and which— |
| (a) | being a literary, musical or artistic work or a sound recording, is first published in the Republic; |
| (b) | being a broadcast, is made in the Republic; |
| (c) | being a programme-carrying signal, is emitted to a satellite from a place in the Republic; |
| (d) | being a cinematograph film, is first published or made in the Republic; |
| (e) | being a published edition, is first published in the Republic; |
| (f) | being a computer program, is first published or made in the Republic, |
and in respect of which copyright is not conferred by section 3.
(2) Copyright conferred on a work by this section shall be subject to the same term of copyright provided for in section 3 for a similar work.