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T Toataiaha Member Otautahi , Te WahiPounamu Joined: May 26, 2008 Posts: 248	T Toataiaha Posted posted on Fri, Jul 4, 2008 4:09 PM Paipo , here in NZ there is supposed protection under the law against art ripoffs . '' In New Zealand, under the Copyright Act 1994, copyright comes into existence automatically when any original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, sound recording, film, broadcast, cable programme and published edition, is put into material form e.g. manuscript, audio/video recording. No registration is necessary (or even possible), nor is any other formality required for securing copyright protection. Copyright in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works continues for 50 years after the end of the calendar year in which the author died. Copyright in sound recordings and films continues for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which they were made. However, if the work is made available to the public before the end of that 50 year period, copyright continues for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which is was first made available. A publisher's copyright in the typography of a published edition lasts for 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published. .......... '' http://www.artscanterbury.org.nz/index.cfm/Copyright.html Copyright in original works http://gpacts.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpacts/reprint/text/2005/se/060se14.html Is it worth your while to pursue this avenue ?

Paipo ,
here in NZ there is supposed protection under the law against art ripoffs .

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In New Zealand, under the Copyright Act 1994, copyright comes into existence automatically when any original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, sound recording, film, broadcast, cable programme and published edition, is put into material form e.g. manuscript, audio/video recording. No registration is necessary (or even possible), nor is any other formality required for securing copyright protection.

Copyright in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works continues for 50 years after the end of the calendar year in which the author died. Copyright in sound recordings and films continues for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which they were made. However, if the work is made available to the public before the end of that 50 year period, copyright continues for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which is was first made available. A publisher's copyright in the typography of a published edition lasts for 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published. .......... ''

http://www.artscanterbury.org.nz/index.cfm/Copyright.html

Is it worth your while to pursue this avenue ?

Post #391667 by Toataiaha on Fri, Jul 4, 2008 4:09 PM