What can be copyrighted
According to section 10 of the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 as amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000
The things which can be copyrighted include
- literary work (including computer programmes ; excluding speeches
- musical works, including any accompanying words
- dramatic works, including any combination of melody and harmony or either of them, produced or reproduced graphically
- pantomimes and choreographic works
- pictorial, graphic, sculptural and artistic works (i.e. painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or a photograph, an architectural work of art and any other work of artistic craftsmanship)
- motion pictures and other audio-visual works
- sound recordings, any disc, tape, wire, perforated roll or other device in which sounds are embodied)
- architectural plans, drawings and actual buildings