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in NZ . Copyright Basics
What does copyright protect?
In New Zealand, copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, sound recordings, films, broadcasts, cable programmes and the typographical arrangement of published editions.
For more information, see our information sheet An introduction to copyright in New Zealand.
How do you get copyright protection?
Copyright comes into existence automatically under the Copyright Act 1994, when a work is put into material form e.g. manuscript, audio/video recording.
No registration is necessary (or even possible), nor is any other formality required for securing copyright protection.
How long does copyright last?
Copyright in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works continues for 50 years after the end of the calendar year in which the author died. Copyright in sound recordings and films continues for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which they were made. However, if the work is made available to the public before the end of that 50 year period, copyright continues for 50 years from the end of the the calendar year in which is was first made available.
Copyright in broadcasts and cable programmes continues for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which, in the case of a broadcast, it was made or, in the case of a cable programme, it was included in a cable programme service.
A publisher's copyright in the typography of a published edition lasts for 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published.
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