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Chapter VIII

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COPYRIGHT IN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND
PHOTOGRAPHS

SEC. 1. WHAT WORKS ARE PROTECTED 167
Every Original Painting, Drawing, and Photograph 167
Originality 167
Artistic Merit 168
Publication Outside the British Dominions 168
Published 169
Nationality or Residence of Artist 170
Registration 171
The Requisite Entry 171
Name 173
Place of Abode 173
Short Description 173
Immoral Works 174
Duration of Protection 174

SEC. 2. THE OWNER OF THE COPYRIGHT 174
The "Author" 174
The Employer 175
The Assignee 176

SEC. 3. INFRINGEMENT 177
Prohibited Acts and Remedies 177
Cause or Procure 178
Innocent Agent 179
Unlawful Copy 179
Separate Offence 179
Copying for Private Use 180
Action on Breach of Contract 180
Fraudulent Acts 180
Limitation of Action 181
Evidence 181
What is a Piratical Copy 181
No Monopoly 181
What is a Copy 181
General Idea may be Taken 182
Material Part 183
Indirect Taking 184
Guilty Knowledge 184
Replicas 184
Licence a Defence 184

CHAPTER IX

COLONIAL COPYRIGHT

Books 186

Artistic Works 191

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