Section 13 Copyright Act
Section 13 Copyright Act 2022 is about Nature of copyright in broadcasts. It is under Part I (Objectives, Scope and Subsistence of Copyright) of the Act.
(1) Subject to the exceptions specified in Part II of this Act, copyright in a broadcast shall be the exclusive right to do and authorise the doing of any of the following acts —
(a) rebroadcasting of the broadcast ;
(b) communication to the public of the broadcast ;
(c) making the broadcast available to the public by wire or wireless means in such a way that members of the public are able to access the work from a place and at a time independently chosen by them ;
(d) fixation of the broadcast ;
(e) reproduction of a fixation of the broadcast ;
(f ) adaptation of a fixation of the broadcast ; or
(g) distribution of a fixation of the broadcast or copies for commercial purposes by way of rental, lease, hire, loan or similar arrangement.
(2) The copyright in a television broadcast shall include the right to control the taking of still photographs from the broadcast.
(3) Cable operators who merely retransmit the broadcasts of broadcasting organisations shall not be entitled to the rights provided for in subsection (1) in respect of the broadcasts retransmitted.
