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 in relation to a literary work, it shall include translating a literary work, converting a literary work, or compiling a literary work through selection and reorganisation;

in relation to a computer program, it shall include reproducing a computer program by converting, improving, or editing it in its essential part, without the characteristic of making a new [computer program];

in relation to a dramatic work, it shall include changing a non-dramatic work into a dramatic work or changing a dramatic work into a non-dramatic work, whether in the original language or in a different language;

in relation to an artistic work, it shall include changing a work which is a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image into a three-dimensional or two-dimensional image, or producing a replica of an original work;

in relation to a musical work, it shall include reorganising, rearranging musically, or changing the lyrics or melody;

"communicate to the public" means to cause to be available to the public a work which has been made, by [means of] display, narration, chanting, playing, making available through sound and/or picture, construction, disposal, or by any other means;

"publish" means to issue for disposal replications of a work which have been produced with the consent of the author, irrespective of whatever appearance or form they are in, when those replications are available to the public in a considerable quantity according to the nature of such work, but not including the display or making available of a dramatic work, musical work, or film, the giving of a narration or lecture on a literary work, the transmission of sound and picture in relation to any work, the exhibition of an artistic work, and the construction of a work of architecture;

"competent official" means a person appointed by the Minister to execute this Act;

"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department of Intellectual Property, and shall also include the person assigned by the Director-General of the Department of Intellectual Property;

"Commission" means the Copyright Commission;

"Minister" means the Minister in charge of this Act.