Copyright Act of 1957 – Copyright Laws [Video]

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) adaptation means,

(i) in relation to a dramatic work, the conversion of the work into a non-dramatic work;

(ii) in relation to a literary work or an artistic work, the conversion of the work into a dramatic work by way of performance in public or otherwise;

(iii) in relation to a literary or dramatic work, any abridgement of the work or any version of the work in which the story or action in conveyed wholly or mainly by means of pictures in a form suitable for reproduction in a book, or in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical; 1[***]

(iv) in relation to a musical work, any arrangement or transcription of the work;2[and]

2[(v) in relation to any work, any use of such work involving its rearrangement or alteration;]

(b) 3[‘‘work of architecture’’] means any building or structure having as artistic character or design, or any model for such building or structure; …