5 & 6 Vict c. 45. 7 & 8 Vict. c. 12. 10 & 11 Vict. c. 95. 15 & 16 Vict. c. 12. 25 & 26 Vict. c. 68. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 12. 39 & 40 Vict. c. 36. The Engraving Copyright The Copyright Act, 1775. The Prints Copyright Act, 1777. The Sculpture Copyright The Lectures Copyright The Prints and Engravings Copyright (Ireland) Act, 1836. The whole Act. The whole Act. Sections two, four and five. The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act. The Copyright Act, 1836. The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act. Sections one to six. In section eight the words "and pursuant "to any Act for the "protection of copyright engravings." Sections nine to twelve. The whole Act. Section forty-two, from "Books wherein" to "such copyright will "expire." Sections forty-four, forty-five and one hundred and fifty-two. 8. AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT ACT, 1905 (Assented to 21st December, 1905) Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia as follows: Short title Commence ment Parts Interpretation 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Copyright Act, 1905. 2. Commencement. This Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. 3. Parts. This Act is divided as follows: Preliminary. Administration. III. — Literary, Musical, and Dramatic Part I. Part Part Part V. — Infringement of Copyright. Part VI. International and State copyright. Part VII. Registration of Copyrights. Part VIII. - Miscellaneous. 4. Interpretation. - In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears "Artistic work" includes (a) Any painting, drawing, or sculpture; and "Author" includes the personal representatives of an "Book" includes any book or volume, and any part or division of a book or volume, and any article in a book or volume, and any pamphlet, periodical, sheet of let tion terpress, sheet of music, map, chart, diagram, or plan Interpretaseparately published, and any illustration therein: "Dramatic work," in addition to being included in the definition of book, means any tragedy, comedy, play, drama, farce, burlesque, libretto, of an opera, entertainment, or other work of a like nature, whether set to music or otherwise, lyrical work set to music, or other scenic or dramatic composition: "Lecture" includes a sermon: "Musical work” in addition to being included in the definition of book, includes any combination of melody and harmony, or either of them, printed, reduced to writing, or otherwise graphically produced or reproduced: "Periodical" means a review, magazine, newspaper, or "Pirated artistic work" means a reproduction of an artis- "Portrait" includes any work the principal object of "Publish" and "Publication" in relation to a book refer to offer for sale or distribution, in each case with the privity of the author, so as to make the book accessible to the public: "The Registrar" means the Registrar of Copyrights or a Deputy Registrar of Copyrights: "State Copyright Act" means any State Act relating to the registration of the copyright or performing right, or lecturing right in books, or dramatic or musical works, or in artistic works, or fine art works, or in lectures. 5. What is simultaneous publication or performance. For the purposes of this Act publication, performance, or Simultaneous pub lication or performance Blasphemous, etc., matter Application of common law State copyright acts Rights under state laws delivery in the Commonwealth shall be deemed to be simultaneous with publication, performance, or delivery elsewhere if the period between the publications, performances, or deliveries does not exceed fourteen days. 6. Blasphemous, &c., matter not protected. No copyright, performing right, or lecturing right shall subsist under this Act in any blasphemous, indecent, seditious, or libellous work or matter. 7. Application of the Common Law. - Subject to this and any other Acts of the Parliament, the Common Law of England relating to proprietary rights in unpublished literary compositions, shall after the commencement of this Act, apply throughout the Commonwealth. 8. State Copyright Acts not to apply to copyright under this Act. (1.) The State Copyright Acts so far as they relate to the copyright in any book, the performing right in any musical or dramatic work, the lecturing right in any lecture, or the copyright in any artistic or fine art work shall not apply to any book, dramatic or musical work, lecture, or artistic work in which copyright, performing right, or lecturing right, subsists under this Act. Saving of rights under State laws. (2.) Subject to Part II. of this Act, nothing in this Act shall affect the application of the laws in force in any State at the commencement of this Act to any copyright or other right in relation to books or dramatic or musical works or lectures or artistic or fine art works acquired under or protected by those laws before the commencement of this Act. Registrar Division I. - The Registrar and the Copyright Office 9. Registrar.- (1.) There shall be a Registrar of Copyrights. (2.) The Governor-General may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars of Copyrights who shall, subject to the control of the Registrar of Copyrights, have all the powers conferred by this Act on the Registrar. 10. Copyright Office. For the purposes of this Act an |