16mm, film, video, DVD or digital formats. Films are protected regardless of their format, e.g. When The Simpsons is broadcast on Channel 10 an additional and separate copyright is created in the broadcast.įilms and broadcasts may also include literary works, dramatic works, musical works and/or sound recordings which have their own copyright and are protected separately.
For example, a TV program such as The Simpsons is protected as a cinematographic film. Television broadcasts are protected separately and include free-to-air TV, pay TV, cable and satellite TV.
Cinematographic films includes feature films, TV programs, documentaries, short films, home videos, animated films and cartoons, television commercials, video podcasts and some multimedia products such as computer games.
Copyright protects the visual images and accompanying sounds of 'cinematographic films'.
