Section 16 Copyright Act

Section 16 Copyright Act 2022 is about Broadcasting of works incorporated in an audio-visual work. It is under Part I (Objectives, Scope and Subsistence of Copyright) of the Act.

(1) Where the owner of the copyright in a literary, musical or artistic work, authorises a person to incorporate the work in an audiovisual work and a broadcasting organisation broadcasts the audio-visual work with the authorisation of the owner of the copyright in the audiovisual work, the owner of the copyright in the literary, musical or artistic work incorporated in the audio-visual work, shall, in the absence of any express agreement to the contrary between the owner of the underlying work and the owner of the audio-visual work, be deemed to have authorised the broadcast of the audio-visual work.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the owner of the right to broadcast the work shall, subject to this Act, be entitled to receive fair compensation from the broadcasting organisation.

(3) In the absence of an agreement on the compensation payable under subsection (2), the amount of compensation shall be determined by the Commission.