Is protest art an original visual artwork (e.g. a protest placard)?

We consider that each respective GLAM is best qualified to determine whether an item meets the definition of “original visual artwork”.   Section 8(2) defines visual artworks as: 

In this Act, visual artwork— 

(a)includes a visual work of any 1 or more of the following types: 

(i)a cultural expression of Māori: 

(ii)a cultural expression of Pacific peoples: 

(iii)ethnic or cultural art that is a variation of a type of work described in any of subparagraphs (iv) to (ix): 

(iv)painting, drawing, carving, engraving, etching, lithography, woodcutting, or printing (including a book of prints): 

(v)sculpture, collage, or modelling: 

(vi)craftwork, ceramics, glassware, jewellery, textiles, weaving, metalware, or furniture: 

(vii)photography or video art: 

(viii)multimedia art: 

(ix)art that is created using computers or other electronic devices 

(b) does not include— 

(i) a building, as defined in section 2(1) of the Copyright Act 1994: 

(ii) a dramatic work or musical work, as those terms are defined in section 2(1) of the Copyright Act 1994: 

(iii) a literary work, as defined in section 2(1) of the Copyright Act 1994, unless it is a compilation that includes a visual work of a type specified in paragraph (a)(i) to (ix): 

(iv) a work of a type specified in the regulations.