COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS ACT (AS AMENDED) 7 References to works to include adaptations and parts thereof Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in this Act to doing anything in relation to a work or a copy of a work shall be deemed to include a reference to doing that thing in relation to⎯ (a) an adaptation of the work; or (b) a substantial part of the work or copy, as the case may be: Provided that this section shall not apply for the purposes of determining— (a) whether or not a work has been published; or (b) where and when a published work was first published. 8 Act to bind State This Act shall bind the State. PART II COPYRIGHT IN ORIGINAL WORKS 9 Nature and vesting of copyright (1) Copyright is a real right which subsists in a work by virtue of this Act and which entitles its owner exclusively to do in Zimbabwe and to authorise others to do in Zimbabwe the things which this Act designates in relation to that work. (2) Copyright subsists in a work if it is eligible for copyright in terms of section ten and if any or all of the following requirements are met— (a) the author of the work is a qualified person by virtue of section eleven; (b) the work qualifies for copyright protection in terms of section twelve by virtue of the country in which it was published or made; (c) the work was made under the direction or control of the State or a designated international organisation as provided in section thirteen. 10 Works eligible for copyright (1) Subject to this Act, the following works, if they are original, shall be eligible for copyright⎯ (a) literary works; (b) musical works; (c) artistic works; (d) audio-visual works; (e) sound recordings; (f) broadcasts; (g) programme-carrying signals; (h) published editions. Act 11/2001 - 16 Chapter 26:01