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Copyright Act 1994

Description, ownership, and duration of copyright - Qualification for copyright

20: Qualification by reference to origin of communication work

You could also call this:

"Getting copyright for works sent from New Zealand or some other countries"

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You can get copyright for a communication work if it is made from New Zealand or a prescribed foreign country. You qualify for copyright in these places. This rule helps you understand where you can get copyright.

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Part 1Description, ownership, and duration of copyright
Qualification for copyright

20Qualification by reference to origin of communication work

  1. A communication work qualifies for copyright if it is made from—

  2. a place in New Zealand; or
    1. a place in a prescribed foreign country.

      Notes
      • Section 20: substituted, on , by section 13 of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 27).