Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2000 (Cap. 68:02), Press Reporting and Quotation Exceptions

The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2000 (Cap. 68:02, Act No. 8 of 2000, commenced by S.I. 65 of 2001, and as amended by Act No. 6 of 2006, commenced by S.I. 71 of 2006) permits, without the author's authorisation but subject to naming the author and source, the reproduction in a newspaper or periodical, or the broadcasting or other communication to the public, of an article on current economic, political, or religious topics published in a newspaper or periodical, or a broadcast work of the same character, unless the right to authorise that reproduction has been expressly reserved by the author or owner of copyright (section 18(a)).

It separately permits reproducing and broadcasting or communicating short excerpts of a work seen or heard in the course of reporting current events, to the extent justified by the purpose (section 18(b)), and reproducing in a newspaper or periodical, or broadcasting, a political speech, lecture, address, sermon, or similar work delivered in public, or a speech delivered during legal proceedings, to the extent justified for providing current information (section 18(c)).

A separate quotation right permits reproducing a short part of a published work in the form of quotation, compatible with fair practice and not exceeding the extent justified by the purpose, with source and author named (section 14). Neighbouring rights under Part IV protect only performers, producers of sound recordings, and broadcasting organisations, so a print or online news publisher holds no neighbouring right distinct from its ordinary copyright in the articles it publishes.

No provision addresses hyperlinking, framing, or inline display, and no reported case law applies section 14 or 18 to a systematic aggregator rather than a traditional press or broadcast outlet.