COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE PART II—DIVISION I Section 17 2-30 Cap. 528 (b) if during that period the work is made available to the public, at the end of the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it is first so made available, subject as follows. (4) Subsection (2) applies if the identity of the author becomes known before the end of the period specified in subsection (3)(a) or (b). (5) For the purposes of subsection (3) making available to the public includes— (a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work— (i) performance in public; or (ii) being broadcast or included in a cable programme service; (b) in the case of an artistic work— (i) exhibition in public; (ii) a film including the work being shown in public; or (iii) being included in a broadcast or cable programme service; (c) making available of copies of a work to the public within the meaning of section 26, but in determining generally for the purposes of that subsection whether a work has been made available to the public no account is to be taken of any unauthorized act. (6) If the work is computer-generated the above provisions do not apply and copyright expires at the end of the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made. Last updated date 3.3.2014