Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

28.   Copyright in unpublished works passes

Where under a bequest (whether specific or general) a person is entitled, beneficially or otherwise, to—

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    (a)     the manuscript or other support on which a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work was first expressed in material form; or

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    (b)     the material support embodying a sound recording or film,

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    and the work had not been published before the death of the testator, the bequest shall, unless a contrary intention is indicated in the testator's will or a codicil to it, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far as the testator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his or her death.