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COPYRIGHT

Translations or abridg- ments

Failure of author to make trans- lation

Copyright in translations

Reservation of perform- ing right

the book for the purpose of a new work, or for the purposes of criticism, review, or refutation, or in the ordinary course of reporting scientific information.

29. Translations or abridgments. — Where the author has parted with the copyright in his book and a transla- tion or abridgment of the book is made with the consent of the owner of the copyright by some person other than the author, notice shall be given in the title-page of every copy of the translation or abridgment that it has been made by some person other than the author.

30. Failure of author to make or cause translation of book. — Where a translation of a book into a particular language is not made within ten years from the date of the publica- tion of the book by the owner of the copyright or by some person by his authority —

(a) Any person desirous of translating the book into that language may make an application in writing to the Minister for permission so to do:

(6) The Minister may thereupon by notice in writing in- form the owner of the copyright of such application and request him to make or cause to be made a trans- lation of the book into that language within such time as the Minister deems reasonable or to show cause why such application should not be granted :

(c) If the owner of the copyright fails to comply with such notice the Minister may grant such applica- tion.

31. Copyright in translations. — Copyright shall subsist in a lawfully-produced translation or abridgment of a book in like manner as if it were an original work.

32. Notice of reservation of performing right. — (i .) Where a dramatic or musical work is published as a book, and it is intended that the performing right is to be reserved, the owner of copyright, whether he has parted with the per- forming right or not, shall cause notice of the reservation of the performing right to be printed on the title page or in a conspicuous part of every copy of the book.

(2.) Defendant's rights where no notice of reservation of pet' forming right. — Where —