AustraliaCopyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 42, fair dealing for the purpose of reporting news
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In force since 4 March 2001.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
What this law does
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Section 42 provides that fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work does not infringe copyright if done for the purpose of, or in association with, reporting news in a newspaper, magazine, or similar periodical (with sufficient acknowledgment), or by means of a communication or cinematograph film.
The exception is narrow: it turns on the purpose of the party claiming it, not the end-use of the content, which means third-party aggregators and clipping services generally cannot rely on it.
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https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042
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