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Laws of Malaysia
Act 332
(2) Where only by virtue of subsection (1) copyrights subsist
in works that were made before the commencement of this Act,
nothing done before the commencement of this Act shall be taken
to constitute an infringement of those copyrights.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a work the making of which
extended over a period of time shall not be deemed to have been
made before the commencement of this Act unless the making
of the work was completed before such commencement.
Interpretation
3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“adaptation” includes any of the following, that is to say—
(a) in relation to a literary work, a version of the work
(whether in its original language or a different language)
in which it is converted into a dramatic work;
(b) in relation to a dramatic work, a version of the work
(whether in its original language or a different language)
in which it is converted into a literary work;
(c) in relation to a literary or dramatic work—
(i) a translation of the work;
(ii) a version of the work in which the story or action
is conveyed wholly or mainly by means of pictures
in a form suitable for reproduction in a book or
in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical;
(d) in relation to a literary work in the form of a computer
program, a version of the work, whether or not in the
language, code or notation in which the work was
originally expressed not being a reproduction of the
work;
(e) in relation to a musical work, an arrangement or transcription
of the work;