BLANK TAPE LEVY
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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1991
THE SUB-COMMITTEE HAS STUDIED THE ISSUE OF PRIVATE COPYING OF AUDIO, VIDEO AND BROADCAST MATERIALS. MOST MEMBERS SUPPORTED THE INTRODUCTION OF A LEVY SCHEME WHEREBY COPYRIGHT OWNERS COULD COLLECT PAYMENT FOR THE USE OF THEIR COPYRIGHT WORKS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT SUCH A LEVY BE FIRST IMPOSED ON BLANK AUDIO TAPES, AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE LEVY SHOULD VARY ACCORDING ΤΟ THE LF'IGTH OF THE TAPE.
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
ON THE QUESTION OF INFRINGING PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF COPYRIGHT WORKS, AN OCCUPIER OF PREMISES WHO GIVES PERMISSION FOR AN APPARATUS TO BE BROUGHT ONTO THE PREMISES SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE INFRINGEMENT IF THAT OWNER, WHEN GIVING THE PERMISSION, KNEW THAT THE APPARATUS WAS LIKELY TO BE USED TO INFRINGE COPYRIGHT.
RECORDS
SYSTEM.
THERE IS AT PRESENT A STATUTORY RECORDING LICENSING ONCE RECORDS OF A MUSICAL WORK HAVE BEEN MADE OR IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAIL SALE, THE COPYRIGHT OWNER LOSES HIS EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO AUTHORISE THE MANUFACTURE OF OTHER RECORDS OF THE
WORK.
SUBJECT ΤΟ THE PAYMENT OF STATUTORY ROYALTIES AND GIVING OF NOTICE, ANYONE IS FREE TO MAKE RECORDING OF THAT MUSICAL WORK AND TO SELL SUCH RECORDS IN HONG KONG. THE SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE SYSTEM BE MAINTAINED.
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PERFORMER
A PERFORMER SHOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST UNAUTHORISED RECORDING OF LIVE PERFORMANCES. THE SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE CREATION OF A REGIME FOR THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS IN PERFORMANCES AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE.
FOLKLORE
FOLKLORE, WHICH IS A SPECIAL CATEGORY OF ANONYMOUS AND UNPUBLISHED WORKS, SHOULD ALSO BE PROTECTED.
MORAL RIGHT
FOR
THE SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE PROVISION OF PROTECTION AN AUTHOR'S MORAL RIGHTS. THESE ARE THE RIGHTS TO BE IDENTIFIED AS THE AUTHOR OR DIRECTOR, AND THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DEROGATORY TREATMENT OF ONE'S WORK.
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