Reuses other publishers' content, in Sri Lanka

Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003, ss. 8(c), 12(3), 12(6) · Read the law's page

• You may use the news of the day: section 8(c) excludes it from copyright protection altogether, so the underlying facts of a news report carry no protection independent of the exceptions below.
• You may reproduce a short part of a published work as a quotation, without the copyright owner's authorization, where it is compatible with fair practice, does not exceed the extent its purpose justifies, and indicates the source and the author's name (section 12(3)).
• You may reproduce, in a newspaper or periodical or by broadcast or other public communication, an article on current economic, political or religious topics from another newspaper or periodical, unless the owner has expressly reserved that right on the copies or in connection with the broadcast (section 12(6)(a)).
• You may reproduce, broadcast or communicate to the public short excerpts of a work seen or heard in the course of current events, to report those events and to the extent that purpose justifies (section 12(6)(b)).