Copyright Act, 2005 Act 690 letters, reports or memoranda; lectures, addresses or sermons; and (g) computer programmes whatever maybethemode orform ofexpression; "mechanical right" meansthe rightof the authorto reproduce literary, dramatic or musicalworks in the form of sound recordings and audio-visual worksproduced mechanically and includeselectro­ acoustic andelectronic procedures therights of whichare usually administeredbyauthors, societies orotherappropriate organisations; . "Minister" means theMinister responsible forJustice; "musicalwork" includesanymusicalworkitrespective ofitsmusical quality andwords composed for musical accompaniment; " owner" meansthe person to whomthe copyrightin a workbelongs andincludes theheirof an author or an assignee in whole orin part ofacopyright; "performance" means the presentationof a work by such action as dancing, playing, reciting, singing,delivering, declaiming or projecting to listeners or spectators; "performer" means the actor.dt\~f.e,;r, musician, singer andotherpersons whoact, sing, deliver. declaim, playin orotherwise perform literary orartistic worksor expressions of folklore; "producer" meansa personor anentitythat (a) finances ororganises (i) stage performances; or (ii) productions; or (b) undertakes thefirstfixation of audio-visual workor sound recording "public performance" means (a) in the caseof a workotherthan an audiovisual work,the recitation, playing, dancing, acting orotherwise performing the work, either directly or by means of any device or process; (b) inthecaseof anaudiovisual work, theshowing ofimages in sequence and the making of accompanying sounds audible; and (c) in the case of a sound recording, making the recorded sounds audible at a placeor at placeswherepersons outsidethe normal circle of the family and its closest acquaintances are or can be present, irrespective ofwhether theyareorcanbepresent atthe sameplace andtime, or atdifferent places ortimes, andwhere theperformance (e) (j) 32