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6. Is a television broadcast protected against the communication to the public of a fixation thereof (Article 14(3) of the TRIPS Agreement)?

The Copyright Act does not provide for a right of "communication to the public" in respect of the fixations of television broadcasts. The Act grants the right of reproduction as referred to above, rebroadcasting and transmission in a diffusion service in respect of broadcasts.