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Copyright Act 1987, fair dealing exception for reporting of news or current eventssince 3 lines

Copyright Act 1987 (Act 332), s. 13(2)(a), Reporting of News or Current Events Exception · Read the law's page

  • You may reproduce, communicate to the public or otherwise use a work by way of fair dealing for research, private study, criticism, review, or the reporting of news or current events, if you acknowledge the title and authorship of the work (s. 13(2)(a)).
  • You need not acknowledge the work where news or current events are reported by sound recording, film or broadcast.
  • Judge fairness by the purpose and character of the dealing (including whether it is commercial), the nature of the work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect on the potential market for the work (s. 13(2A)); the statute sets no headline-length or short-extract cap.

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