3.    Interpretation.

        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 and 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, drawing, etching, lithographs, woodcuts, engravings and 
                        prints and any three dimensional work thereof;

                 (b)  maps, plans, charts, diagrams, illustrations, sketches and three 
                        dimensional works related to geography, topography, architecture or 
                        science;

                 (c)   work of sculpture;

                 (d)   works of architecture in the form of buildings or models of buildings;

                 (e  photographs not comprised in a film; and

                  (f)   works of artistic craftsmanship including pictorial woven tissues, 
                        tapestry and articles of applied handicraft and industrial art;


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