Copyright Act 1994

Copyright licensing

147: Works of more than 1 author

You could also call this:

"Works created by more than one person"

When you talk about licences for works with more than one author, you are not talking about licences that only cover one collective work by the same authors. You are also not talking about works made by one person, firm, or company, or by their employees. In this case, a group of companies means a main company and the companies it owns, as defined in sections 5 and 6 of the Companies Act 1993. This helps you understand what is meant by a group of companies when discussing licences for works with multiple authors.

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146: Protection of persons acting under authority of Act, or

"You're protected if you follow the Copyright Act 1994 in good faith."

148: Licensing schemes to which sections 149 to 155 apply, or

"Rules for Licensing Schemes that Let You Use Copyrighted Works"

Part 8Copyright licensing

147Works of more than 1 author

References in this Part to licences or licensing schemes covering works of more than 1 author do not include licences or licensing schemes covering only—
a single collective work or collective works of which the authors are the same; or
works made by or by employees of, or commissioned by, a single individual, firm, company, or group of companies.

In subsection (1), group of companies means a holding company and its subsidiaries as defined in sections 5 and 6 of the Companies Act 1993.

Notes

Section 147(2): substituted, on 31 October 2008, by section 67 of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 27).