GambiaCopyright Act, 2004, quotation exception
Copyright Act, 2004, s. 29 (Reproduction in the form of quotation)
In force since .
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
What it requires
- You may reproduce a short part of a published work in the form of a quotation, without the authorisation of the author or other owner of copyright (s. 29(1)).
- Keep the quotation compatible with fair practice and no more than the purpose justifies.
- Indicate the source and the name of the author or other owner of copyright, where that name appears in the work quoted (s. 29(2)).
- The section sets no headline-length or word cap, names no press-summary or news use, and draws no distinction between news content and any other published work.
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Settledness
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- Open questions
- Does "a short part of a published work" in section 29(1) of the Copyright Act, 2004 cover a whole headline or a news summary, when the section fixes no length and limits the quotation to what is "compatible with fair practice"?
What this law does
The Act's Part IV (Permitted Use of Copyright, and Ephemeral Recordings) contains a section 29 titled Reproduction in the form of quotation, alongside sections on private reproduction, temporary reproduction, reproduction for teaching, and reprographic reproduction by libraries and archives. Section 29(1) permits the reproduction, in the form of quotation, of a short part of a published work without the authorisation of the author or other owner of copyright.
The quotation must be compatible with fair practice and must not exceed the extent justified by the purpose. Section 29(2) requires an indication of the source and the name of the author or other owner of copyright to accompany the quotation where that name appears in the work quoted. The section sets no headline-length or word cap, names no press-summary or news use, and draws no distinction between news content and any other published work.
When LexLint raises it
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