Opinion of the Juridical Council in 1985 that a computer program is a work in the scientific domain under the copyright Act B.E.2521 (1978) which has been controversial needs not be cited any more since the new copyright law clarifies the problem. The computer programs are defined by the copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994) as “instructions. Set of instructions or anything which are used with a computer so as to make the computer work or to generate a result no matter what the computer language is.” By this broad definition, a computer program includes a program written in either source code or object code and with any computer language.
“Dramatic work” means a work with respect to choreography, dancing , acting or performance in dramatic arrangement , including a pantomime.
“Artistic work” means a work of anyone or more of the following characters:
(1) Work of painting and drawing, which means a creation of configuration consisting of line, colors or any other things or the composition there of upon one or more materials.
(2) Work of sculpture, which means a creation of configuration with tangible volume.
(3) Work of lithography , which means a creation of picture by printing process and includes a printing block or plate use in the printing.
(4) Work of architecture, which means a design of building or construction, a design of interior or exterior decoration as well as a landscape design or a creation of a model of building or construction.
(5) Photo graphic work, which means a creation of picture with the use of image-recording apparatus which allows the light to pass through lens to films or glasses and developed with liquid chemical of specific formula or with any process that creates a picture or an image-recording with any other apparatus or method.
(6) Work of illustration, map, structure, sketch or three dimensional work with respect to geography, topography or science.
(7) Work of applied art, which means a work which takes each or a composition of the works mentioned in (1) to (6) for utility apart from the appreciation in the merit of the work such as for practical use of such work, decorating materials or appliances or using for commercial benefit.
Provided that, whether or not the work in (1) to (7) has an artistic merit and it shall include photographs and plans of such work.
It is understood that the photographic work should be interpreted to get along with the changing technology. Under the broad meaning, Not only the photographs which are made and developed with traditional methods but also those made by digital cameras and printed out of printers are protected
“musical work” means a work with respect to a song that is composed for playing or singing whether with rhythm and lyrics or only rhythm, including arranged and transcribed musical note or musical diagram.
“audiovisual work” means a work which consists of sequence of visual images recorded on any kind of material and which is capable of being replayed with an equipment necessary for such material, including the sound track of such work, if any.
“cinematographic work” means an audiovisual work which consists of a sequence of visual images which can be continuously shown as moving pictures or can be recorded upon another material so as to be continuously shown as moving pictures, including the sound track of such cinematographic work, if any.
“sound recording” means a work which consists of sequence of music sound of a performance or any other sound recorded on any kind of material and capable of being replayed with an equipment necessary for such material but not including the sound track of a cinematographic work or another audiovisual work.
“broadcasting work” means a work which is communicated to public by means of radio broadcasting sound or video broadcasting on television or by any other similar means.