Article 4
　　 These works mentioned in the Copyright Law and the present Regulations mean the following:
　　 (1) Written works are works expressed in writing, such as novels, poems, essays and thesis;
　　 (2) Oral works are works, such as unprepared speeches, lectures and court debates, which are created in spoken words and have not been fixed on any material carrier;
　　 (3) Musical works are works, with or without accompanying words, which can be sung or performed, such as symphony and songs;
　　 (4) Dramatic works are works, such as dramas, operas and local art forms, which are created for stage performance;
　　 (5) Qu Yi works are works created mainly for being performed in a way involving recitation, singing, or both, such as cross talk, clapper talk, ballad singing and story telling;
　　 (6) Choreographic works are works which are or can be expressed in successive body movements, gestures and facial movements;
　　 (7) Works of fine art are two-or three-dimensional works created in lines, colours or other medium which, when being viewed, impart aesthetic effect, such as paintings, works of calligraphy, sculptures and works of architecture;
　　 (8) Photographic works are the kind of artistic works created by recording images on light-sensitive materials with the aid of devices;
　　 (9) Cinematographic, television and videographic works are works which, being recorded on some material, consist of a series of frames of images, with or without accompanying sound, and can be projected with the aid of devices suitable in relation to a specific works;
　　 (10) Drawings of engineering designs and product designs and the accompanying descriptions are drawings made for the purpose of actual construction and manufacturing and descriptive works contained in the said design drawings;
　　 (11) Maps, diagrams and other graphic works refer to two-or three-dimensional works showing geographical phenomenon and demonstrating the fundamental or the structure of a thing or an object, such as geographical maps, plan of electrical circuit or an anatomical drawings.
　　
　　Article 5
　　 The exploitation referred to in the present Law in relation to works shall mean the doing of the following acts:
　　 (1) Reproduction is the making of if one or more copies of a work by means like printing, photocopying, copying by hand, rubbing, audio-recording, video-recording, re- recording or photographing;
　　 (2) Performance is the public presentation of a work through vocal sound, facial movements and body movements, directly or with the aid of technical devices;
　　 (3) Broadcasting is the communication of works through wireless radio waves and cable television system;
　　 (4) Exhibition is the public display of works of fine art and photography, whether their original copies or reproductions;
　　 (5) Distribution is the provision of copies of a work to the public by means such as sale and rental, in so far as the number of copies satisfy the reasonable need of the public;