Hong Kong Ordinances

COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE - SECT 22

The acts restricted by copyright in a work

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

DIVISION II

RIGHTS OF COPYRIGHT OWNER

The acts restricted by copyright

(1) The owner of the copyright in a work has, in accordance with the following
provisions of this Division, the exclusive right to do the following acts in
Hong Kong-

   (a)  to copy the work (see section 23);

   (b)  to issue copies of the work to the public (see section 24);

   (c)  to rent copies of the work to the public (see section 25); (Replaced
        15 of 2007 s. 5)

   (d)  to make available copies of the work to the public (see section  26 );

   (e)  to perform, show or play the work in public (see section 27);

   (f)  to broadcast the work or include it in a cable programme  service (see
        section 28);

   (g)  to make an adaptation of the work or do any of the above in relation
        to an adaptation (see section 29),
and those acts are referred to in this Part as the "acts restricted by the
copyright".

(2) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who without the licence of
the copyright owner does, or authorizes another to do, any of the
acts restricted by the copyright.

(3) References in this Part to the doing of an act restricted by the copyright
in a work are to the doing of it-

   (a)  in relation to the work as a whole or any substantial part of it; and

   (b)  either directly or indirectly, and it is immaterial whether any
        intervening acts themselves infringe copyright.

(4) This Division has effect subject to-

   (a)  the provisions of Division III (acts permitted in relation to
        copyright works); and

   (b)  the provisions of Division VIII (provisions with respect to copyright
        licensing). [ cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 16 U.K.]

"acts restricted by the copyright"