Copyright Act, Fair Dealing for News Reporting and Article Reproduction
Copyright Act, 1957 (No. 14 of 1957), s. 52(1)(a)(iii), (m), s. 39(b)
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In force since 21 January 1958.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What this law does
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Section 52(1)(a)(iii) excuses, as fair dealing, the reporting of current events and current affairs, including the reporting of a lecture delivered in public. Section 52(1)(m) separately excuses the reproduction in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical of an article on current economic, political, social or religious topics, unless the article's author has expressly reserved the right of such reproduction, which makes this exception an opt-out rather than an unconditional one.
Section 39(b) gives the same fair-dealing protection, for the reporting of current events, to excerpts of a broadcast or of a recorded performance. The Act has applied since its own commencement, 21 January 1958, per notification under section 1(3).
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