Peterson J. stated that: “The word ‘original’ does not in this connection mean that the work must be the expression of original or inventive thought, and, in the case of ‘literary work’, with the expression of thought in print or writing. The originality which is required relates to the expression of thought.” It is clearly stated here that the originality required by the law is not that of revolutionary new ideas but of the way that the thought is expressed. Peterson J. went on to say: “the Act does not require that the expression must be in original or novel form, but that the work must not be copied from another work – that it should originate from the author.”