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Copyright Act 1968
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182B Definitions
(1) Subject to subsection (2), in this Division:
collecting society means a company in respect of which a declaration is in force under section 153F.
copyright material means:
(a) a work; or
(b) a published edition of a work; or
(c) a sound recording; or
(d) a cinematograph film; or
(e) a television or sound broadcast; or
(f) a work that is included in a sound recording, a cinematograph film or a television or sound broadcast.
government means the Commonwealth or a State.
Note: State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory: see paragraph 10(3)(n).
government copy means a reproduction in a material form of copyright material made under subsection 183(1).
(2) A reference in subsection (1) to a work does not include a reference to a literary work that consists of a computer program or a compilation of computer programs.