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Copyright Act 1968
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13 Acts comprised in copyright
(1) A reference in this Act to an act comprised in the copyright in a work or other subject‑matter shall be read as a reference to any act that, under this Act, the owner of the copyright has the exclusive right to do.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the exclusive right to do an act in relation to a work, an adaptation of a work or any other subject‑matter includes the exclusive right to authorize a person to do that act in relation to that work, adaptation or other subject‑matter.