Copyright Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 3011

Copyright Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Copyright Act 1968.

Dated 24 September 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command.

Michael Duffy

Attorney-General

 

1. Commencement

1.1 These Regulations commence on the date of commencement of section 11 of the Copyright Amendment Act 1989.

2. Amendment

2.1 The Copyright Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3. Regulation 17 (Circumstances in which design is to be deemed to be applied industrially)

3.1 Omit the regulation, substitute:

Circumstances in which design is taken to be applied industrially

“17. (1) For the purposes of section 77 of the Act, a design is taken to be applied industrially if it is applied:

(a) to more than 50 articles; or

(b) to one or more articles (other than hand-made articles) manufactured in lengths or pieces.

 

(S.R. 309/90)—Cat. No.  14/17.9.1990

 

“(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) (a), any 2 or more articles:

(a) that are of the same general character; and

(b) that are intended for use together; and

(c) to which the same design, or substantially the same design, is applied;

are taken to constitute a single article.

“(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a design is taken to be applied to an article if:

(a) the design is applied to the article by a process (whether a process of printing, embossing or otherwise); or

(b) the design is reproduced on or in the article in the course of the production of the article.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 September 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1969 No. 58 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1990 No. 4 and see also Statutory Rules 1990 Nos. 4, 5 and 76.

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