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1. Member raising question and answering

United States of America
New Zealand

2. Category and subcategory

Copyright and Related Rights

3. Question

[Follow-up question] Under New Zealand law, if an adaptation of a work made without authorization qualifies as an original work otherwise subject to copyright protection, can it still constitute an infringement?

4. Answer

An adaption of the type mentioned in the original response is one where infringement could occur if a substantial part of the existing work is being used in the creation of the new work. Nevertheless, copyright can exist in the new work.
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