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TYPEFACES

7

MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1991

HONG KONG IS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORTER OF QUALITY

CLEAR HAVE WORK IN ASIA. LOCAL DESIGNERS AND PRINTERS SHOULD EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FOR TYPEFACES. THE SUB-COMMITTEE WELCOMES WHETHER TYPEFACES SHOULD BE PROTECTED AS

WORKS

COPYRIGHT LAW.

PRINTING

AND

ARTISTIC

VIEWS UNDER

GOVERNMENT

WORKS GENERATED

THE

THE

SUCH

UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT, LIKE ANY OTHER COPYRIGHT OWNERS, SHOULD BE PROTECTED. SUB-COMMITTEE FELT THAT THE DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT WORKS, ESPECIALLY UNPUBLISHED ONES, SHOULD NOT BE UNDULY LONG.

PARALLEL IMPORTATION

ONE SALE.

IN KONG FOR

PARALLEL IMPORTATION OCCURS WHEN ARTICLES INTENDED FOR SALE NATIONAL MARKET, NOT HONG KONG, ARE IMPORTED INTO HONG

OP

COPYRIGHT IS INFRINGED BY THOSE WHO, WITHOUT THE PERMISSION

IF TO THEIR THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, IMPORT ARTICLES INTO HONG KONG,

WOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE, THE

OF THESE ARTICLES IN CONSTITUTED AN INFRINGEMENT.

MAKING

HONO KONG

REMOVING

ANY

THE MAJORITY OF SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS FAVOURED RESTRICTION ON PARALLEL IMPORTATION IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE COMPETITION.

RENTAL

MOST MEMBERS RECOMMENDED THAT, AS REGARDS TO COMPUTER PROGRAMS,

A COPYRIGHT SOUND RECORDINGS AND CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS, IT SHOULD BE INFRINGEMENT FOR PURCHASERS OF THESE PRODUCTS, WITHOUT THE CONSENT THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, TO RENT THEM TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

OF

REPROGRAPHY

UNDER EXISTING

LAW, COPYRIGHT

THERE

IS

COPYRIGHT

IN THE PARTICULAR FORMAT OR PUBLISHED EDITION, THAT IS, COPYRIGHT IN THE

PROTECTION LAYOUT OF THE PUBLISHER'S EDITION, QUITE DISTINCT FROM ANY WHICH THE AUTHOR MIGHT HAVE IN RESPECT OF THE CONTENT OF THE EDITION.

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THE EFFECT OF THE COPYRIGHT IN PUBLISHED WORKS CAN BE USED

THE COPYING 19 PROHIBIT ANY PHOTOCOPYING, EVEN WHEN THE EXTENT OF LIMITED AND IT IS CARRIED OUT FOR LEGITIMATE RESEARCH, PRIVATE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

STUDY

/AT PRESENT,