Copyright Act, 2011, Quotation Exception
Copyright Act, 2011 (Act No. 21 of 2011), s. 10 (Quotation)
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Commencement not set.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What this law does
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Section 10(1) of the Copyright Act, 2011 permits, without the copyright owner's authorisation, the reproduction of a short part of a published work in the form of a quotation, provided the reproduction is compatible with fair dealing and does not exceed the extent justified by the purpose. Section 10(2) requires the quotation to be accompanied by an indication of its source and the author's name, where the name appears in the work quoted.
The provision carries no headline-length or short-extract cap distinct from this fair-practice test, and no reported Grenadian decision applies it to a systematic news aggregator rather than an individual quoting a published work. Neighbouring rights under the Act, covering performers, producers of sound recordings and broadcasting organisations, do not extend to a print or online news publisher's own reporting.
Section 61 delays the Act's commencement to a day the Minister appoints by Order in the Gazette; WIPO Lex lists the Act as the current version of Grenada's copyright statute without stating a commencement date, and no dated commencement Order has been located.
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Copyright Act, 2011 (Act No. 21 of 2011), full text, WIPO Lex