Duty LXD-2068
Reuses other publishers' content, in the Solomon Islands
Copyright Act, Fair Dealing and Current-Events Reporting Exceptionsince 4 lines
Copyright Act (Solomon Islands), Chapter 138, s. 7 (General Exceptions) · Read the law's page
- You may deal fairly with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for research or private study, or for criticism or review if accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement (s. 7(1)).
- You may deal fairly with a literary, dramatic or musical work for the purpose of reporting current events in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical if accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement, or by means of broadcasting or in a cinematograph film (s. 7(2)).
- Neither provision states a headline-length or short-extract cap: the fair-dealing and acknowledgement conditions themselves decide whether a use is allowed.
- Treat a compilation of news content as protected by ordinary copyright: a literary work is defined to include any written table or compilation (s. 2).