Part 4Moral rights
Supplementary provisions
109Application of provisions to joint works that are films
Where a film was, or is alleged to have been, jointly directed,—
- a consent or waiver under section 107 by one joint director does not affect the rights of the other joint directors; and
- the right conferred by section 94 is a right of each joint director to be identified as a joint director, and must be asserted in accordance with section 96 by each joint director in relation to himself or herself; and
- the right conferred by section 98 is a right of each joint director; and
- the right conferred by section 102 is infringed, in the circumstances described in that section,—and such a false attribution infringes the right of every person to whom directorship of any description is, whether rightly or wrongly, attributed.
- by any false statement as to the directorship of the film; or
- by the false attribution of joint directorship in relation to a film of sole directorship;—
- by any false statement as to the directorship of the film; or
For the purposes of subsection (1), a film is jointly directed if the film is made by the collaboration of 2 or more directors and the contribution of each director is not distinct from that of the other director or directors.
The right conferred by section 105 is, in the case of a film made in pursuance of a joint commission, a right of each person who commissioned the making of the film, so that—
- the right of each person is satisfied if he or she consents to the act in question; and
- a waiver under section 107 by one person does not affect the rights of the other persons.


