Copyright Order, 1999 · As enacted · Chapter V · Dealings with Rights in Copyright Works
Section 96
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where under a bequest in a will a person is entitled, whether beneficially or otherwise, to -
{a)
an original document or other material thing recording or embodying a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work which was not published before the death of the testator;
or
{b) · an original material thing containing a sound recording or fi.lm which was not published before the death of the testator, the bequest shall, unless a contrary intention is indicated in the will, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far as the 311
sound recording
"sound recording" means - fa) a recording of sounds, from which the sounds may be reproduced; or {b) a recording of the whole or any part of a literary, dramatic or musical work, from which sounds reproducing the work or part may be produced, regardless of the medium on which the recording is made or the method by which the sounds are reproduced or produced.
Exclusive licences.
Copyright to pass under will with unpublished work.
Moral rights not assignable.
Transmission of moral rights on death.
testator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his death.
Terms defined in s 6
sound recording
Defined · s 6"sound recording" means - fa) a recording of sounds, from which the sounds may be reproduced; or {b) a recording of the whole or any part of a literary, dramatic or musical work, from which sounds reproducing the work or part may be produced, regardless of the medium on which the recording is made or the method by which the sounds are reproduced or produced.
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