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Copyright and Related Rights
5. Does reproducing a broadcast as contemplated in Section 10(a) of the Copyright Act, 1978, cover all forms of making fixations of a broadcast (Article 14(3) of the TRIPS Agreement)?
Yes. Section 10(a) of the Copyright Act grants to the owner of the copyright in a broadcast the exclusive right to reproduce, directly or indirectly, the broadcast in any manner or form, including, in the case of a television broadcast, making a still photograph from the broadcast. This includes the making of a cinematograph film, a sound recording or other material fixation of a broadcast.