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[Pt. I, S. 2-3]

not be deemed to have been made before the commencement of this Act unless the making of the work was completed before such commencement.

Interpretation. 3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“adaptation” includes any of the following, that is to say—

(a)

in relation to a literary work, a version of the work (whether in its original language or a different language) in which it is converted into a dramatic work;

(b)

in relation to a dramatic work, a version of the work (whether in its original language or a different language) in which it is converted into a literary work;

(c)

in relation to a literary or dramatic work—

	(i)	a translation of the work;
	(ii)	a version of the work in which the story or action is conveyed wholly or mainly by means of pictures in a form suitable for reproduction in a book or in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical;

(d)

in relation to a literary work in the form of a computer program, a version of the work, whether or not in the language, code or notation in which the work was originally expressed not being a reproduction of the work;

(e)

in relation to a musical work, an arrangement or transcription of the work;

(f)

in relation to a literary or artistic work, a version of the work (whether in its original language or a different language) in which it is converted into a film;

“artistic work” includes—

(a)

paintings, drawings, etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, engravings and prints and any three dimensional work thereof;