Copyright Act, fair dealing for quotation and reporting of current events
Copyright Act (Cap. 130), Second Schedule, Part A [s. 26(3)] (general exceptions and limitations)
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In force since 1 February 2003.
A snippet reproduction rule binding private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What this law does
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The exclusive rights of a copyright owner under section 26 do not include the right to control fair dealing for the purposes of scientific research, private use, criticism or review, or the reporting of current events, doing any of those acts by way of parody, pastiche or caricature, or a standalone right to quote a work. The exception requires the source of the reproduced work to be sufficiently acknowledged.
What it reaches
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statute
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Snippet reproduction