Section 11
Section 11
(1)
In this Order, “author”, in relation to a work, means the person who created it.
(2)
That person shall be taken to be –
(a)
in the case of a sound recording or film, the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the making of the recording or film were undertaken;
(b)
in the case of a broadcast, the person making the broadcast or, in the case of a broadcast which relays another broadcast by reception and immediate retransmission, the person making that other broadcast;
(c)
in the case of a cable programme, the person providing the cable programme service in which the programme was included;
(d)
in the case of the typographical arrangement of a published edition, the publisher.
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(3)
In the case of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work which is computer-generated, the author shall be taken to be the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work were undertaken.
(4)
For the purpose of this Order, a work is of unknown authorship if the identity of the author is unknown or, in the case of a work of joint authorship, if the identity of none of the authors is known.
(5)
For the purpose of this Part, the identity of an author shall be regarded as unknown if it is not possible for a person to ascertain his identity by reasonable inquiry; but if his identity is once known it shall not subsequently be regarded as unknown.
Works of joint authorship.