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THE COPYRIGHT ACT.

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“author” Act of 1911.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the expression "author includes the legal personal representatives of a deceased author.

(3) Subject to the provisions of section 19 sub-sections (7) and (8) and of section 33 of this Act, copyright shall not subsist in any work made before the commencement of this Act, otherwise than under, and in accordance with, the provisions of this section.

Application to British Possessions.

British

25. (1) This Act, except such of the provisions thereof as are Application expressly restricted to the United Kingdom, shall extend throughout of Act to His Majesty's dominions: Provided that it shall not extend to a self- dominions. governing dominion, unless declared by the Legislature of that dominion to be in force therein either without

any modifications or additions, or with such modifications and additions relating exclusively to procedure and remedies, or necessary to adapt this Act to the circumstances of the dominion, as may be enacted by such Legislature. (2) If the Secretary of State certifies by notice published in the London Gazette that any self-governing dominion has passed legisla- tion under which works, the authors whereof were at the date of the making of the works British subjects resident elsewhere than in the dominion or (not being British subjects) were resident in the parts of His Majesty's dominions to which this Act extends, enjoy within the dominion rights substantially identical with those conferred by this Act, then, whilst such legislation continues in force, the dominion shall, for the purposes of the rights conferred by this Act, be treated as if it were a dominion to which this Act extends ; and it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State to give such a certificate as aforesaid, notwith- standing that the remedies for enforcing the rights, or the restrictions on the importation of copies of works, manufactured in a foreign country, under the law of the dominion differ from those under this Act.

of self-

26.-(1) The Legislature of any self-governing dominion may, at Legislative any time, repeal all or any of the enactments relating to copyright passed powers by Parliament (including this Act) so far as they are operative within governing that dominion: Provided that no such repeal shall prejudicially affect dominions. any legal rights existing at the time of the repeal, and that, on this Act or any part thereof being so repealed by the Legislature of a self-govern- ing dominion, that dominion shall cease to be a dominion to which this Act extends.

(2) In any self-governing dominion to which this Act does not extend, the enactments repealed by this Act shall, so far as they are operative in that dominion, continue in force until repealed by the Legislature of that dominion.