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984

No. 16.]

THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 1901

Section 8.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

TABLE OF DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE STAMPED, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PENALTY, AT ANY TIME WITHIN SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION.

All the Documents which are included in Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44–46, 47, 48, and 50 of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, with the following exception, namely, Leases or Agreements for Leases for a period of one year or under.

ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1901.

An Ordinance relating to Copyright in Works of the Fine Arts and for repressing the Commission of Fraud in the Production and Sale of such Works

No. 84 of 1901.

See §§ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

[12th October, 1901]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

This Ordinance may be cited as the Fine Arts Copyright Ordinance, 1901.

2. The author, being a British subject or resident within the dominions of the Crown, of every original painting, drawing, and photograph which is or has been made either in the British dominions or elsewhere, and which has not been sold or disposed of before the commencement of this Ordinance, and his assigns, shall have the sole exclusive right of copying, engraving, reproducing, and multiplying such painting or drawing and the design thereof, or such photograph and the negative thereof, by any means and of any size, for the term of the natural life of such author and seven years after his death. Provided that when any painting or drawing, or the negative of any photograph, is, for the first time after the commencement of this Ordinance, sold or disposed of, or is made or executed for or on behalf of any other person for a good or a valuable consideration, the person so selling or disposing of, or making or executing, the same shall not retain the copyright thereof, unless it is expressly reserved to him by agreement in writing, signed, at or before the time of such sale or disposition, by the vendee or assignee of such painting or drawing or of such negative or photograph.

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984 No. 16.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 1901 Section 8. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. TABLE OF DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE STAMPED, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PENALTY, AT ANY TIME WITHIN SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION. All the Documents which are included in Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44–46, 47, 48, and 50 of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, with the following exception, namely, Leases or Agreements for Leases for a period of one year or under. ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1901. An Ordinance relating to Copyright in Works of the Fine Arts and for repressing the Commission of Fraud in the Production and Sale of such Works No. 84 of 1901. See §§ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 [12th October, 1901] BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: This Ordinance may be cited as the Fine Arts Copyright Ordinance, 1901. 2. The author, being a British subject or resident within the dominions of the Crown, of every original painting, drawing, and photograph which is or has been made either in the British dominions or elsewhere, and which has not been sold or disposed of before the commencement of this Ordinance, and his assigns, shall have the sole exclusive right of copying, engraving, reproducing, and multiplying such painting or drawing and the design thereof, or such photograph and the negative thereof, by any means and of any size, for the term of the natural life of such author and seven years after his death. Provided that when any painting or drawing, or the negative of any photograph, is, for the first time after the commencement of this Ordinance, sold or disposed of, or is made or executed for or on behalf of any other person for a good or a valuable consideration, the person so selling or disposing of, or making or executing, the same shall not retain the copyright thereof, unless it is expressly reserved to him by agreement in writing, signed, at or before the time of such sale or disposition, by the vendee or assignee of such painting or drawing or of such negative or photograph.
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984 No. 16.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 1901 Section 8. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. TABLE OF DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE STAMPED, WITHOUT PAYMENT, PENALTY, AT ANY TIME WITHIN SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION. All the Documents which are included in Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15 10 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44–46 47, 48, and 50 of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, with the followin eexcption, namely, Leases or Agreements for Leases for a period of one or under. ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1901. ́Ordinance A.D. 1901. AN ORDINANCE relating to Copyright in Works of the Fine Arts and for repressing the Commission of Fraud in the Production and Sale of such Works No. 84 of 1901. See $ 2,3,4,5,6,7 [12th October, 1901] 10 11 12 13 BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and Repcated bird 24/12 consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows This 24/1287 This Short title. Duration of copyright in paintings, drawings, and photographs. 25 & 26 Vict. "c: 68 s. 1, Ordinance may be cited as the Fine Arts Copyright Ordi nance, 1901. 2. The author, being a British subject or resident within the dominions of the Crown, of every original painting, drawing, and photo- graph which is or has been made either in the British dominions or elsewhere, and which has not been sold or disposed of before the com- mencement of this Ordinance, and his assigns, shall have the sol exolusive right of copying, engraving, reproducing, and mu multiplying such painting or drawing and the design thereof, or such photographi and the negative thereof; by any means and of any size, for the term the natural life of such author and seven years after his death Pro vided that when any painting or drawing, or the negative of any photo graph, is, for the first time after the commencement of this Ordin sold or disposed of, or is made or executed for or on behalf of any other person for a good or a valuable consideration, the person so selling or disposing of, or making or executing, the same shall not retain the copy right thereof, unless it is expressly reserved to him by agreement writing, signed, at or before the time of such sale or disposition, by the vendee or assignee of such painting or drawing or of such negative or
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984

No. 16.]

THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [AD. 1901

Section 8.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

TABLE OF DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE STAMPED, WITHOUT PAYMENT,

PENALTY, AT ANY TIME WITHIN SEVEN DAYS

FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION.

All the Documents which are included in Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15 10 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44–46 47, 48, and 50 of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, with the followin eexcption, namely, Leases or Agreements for Leases for a period of one or under.

ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1901.

́Ordinance

A.D. 1901. AN ORDINANCE relating to Copyright in Works of the Fine Arts and for repressing the Commission of Fraud in the Production and Sale of such Works

No. 84 of 1901.

See $ 2,3,4,5,6,7

[12th October, 1901]

10 11 12 13 BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and

Repcated bird 24/12

consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows This

24/1287 This

Short title.

Duration of copyright in paintings, drawings, and photographs. 25 & 26 Vict.

"c: 68 s. 1,

Ordinance may be cited as the Fine Arts Copyright Ordi

nance, 1901.

2. The author, being a British subject or resident within the dominions of the Crown, of every original painting, drawing, and photo- graph which is or has been made either in the British dominions or elsewhere, and which has not been sold or disposed of before the com- mencement of this Ordinance, and his assigns, shall have the sol exolusive right of copying, engraving, reproducing, and mu

multiplying such painting or drawing and the design thereof, or such photographi and the negative thereof; by any means and of any size, for the term the natural life of such author and seven years after his death Pro vided that when any painting or drawing, or the negative of any photo graph, is, for the first time after the commencement of this Ordin sold or disposed of, or is made or executed for or on behalf of any other person for a good or a valuable consideration, the person so selling or disposing of, or making or executing, the same shall not retain the copy right thereof, unless it is expressly reserved to him by agreement writing, signed, at or before the time of such sale or disposition, by the vendee or assignee of such painting or drawing or of such negative or

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