CML1501
Assignment 1
Semester 1 -2023
SECTION A
Write notes on the following statements. You are obliged to explain why you
answer is in the affirmative or not. Do not give only a yes or no answer. Such
yes and no answers without explanation will be marked zero.
Question 1
(a) A broadcast usually consists of literary or musical works, which are the
subject of separate copyrights.
True:
A broadcast usually consists of literary or musical works which are the subject of
separate copyrights.
(b) The unauthorised translation of a book does not enjoy copyright.
False:
The translation of a book enjoys a separate copyright. The unauthorised translation
will be an infringement of the copyright in the original work. The translator is entitled
to prevent others from reproducing his translation.
Assignment 1
Semester 1 -2023
SECTION A
Write notes on the following statements. You are obliged to explain why you
answer is in the affirmative or not. Do not give only a yes or no answer. Such
yes and no answers without explanation will be marked zero.
Question 1
(a) A broadcast usually consists of literary or musical works, which are the
subject of separate copyrights.
True:
A broadcast usually consists of literary or musical works which are the subject of
separate copyrights.
(b) The unauthorised translation of a book does not enjoy copyright.
False:
The translation of a book enjoys a separate copyright. The unauthorised translation
will be an infringement of the copyright in the original work. The translator is entitled
to prevent others from reproducing his translation.
