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The Copyright Act divides the materials protected into two categories: works and 'other subject matter'. The rules applying to the two categories are different - for example, the length and scope of copyright protection differs for the two different categories. Examples of the two categories include:
- Works
Artistic Works | Literary Works | Musical Works | Dramatic Works |
- paintings
- sculptures
- graphics
- cartoons
- etchings
- lithographs
- photography
- drawings
- plans
- maps
- diagrams
- charts
- buildings
- models of buildings
- moulds and casts
- for sculptures
| - novels
- text books
- newspaper articles
- magazine articles
- journals
- poems
- song lyrics
- timetables
- technical manuals
- instruction manuals
- computer software
- computer games
- anthologies
- directories
- databases
| - Melodies
- song music
- pop songs
- advertising jingles
- film score
| - plays
- screenplays
- mime
- choreography
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- Other Subject Matter
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