Copyright Act Article 9, Press and Current-Events Reporting Exception
Copyright Act (Cap. 415), Art. 9(1)
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As of 6 September 2026.
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Article 9(1) of the Copyright Act lists the acts that copyright in an audiovisual work, database, literary work other than a computer programme, musical work, or artistic work does not extend to.
Among them, reproduction, translation, distribution, or communication to the public by the press of published articles on current economic, political, or religious topics, or of broadcast works or subject matter of the same character, is excepted from copyright control where such use is not expressly reserved and the source, including the author's name, is indicated.
A separate item in the same list excepts reproduction, translation, distribution, or communication to the public of quotations for purposes such as criticism or review, of a work already lawfully made available to the public, where the source and author's name are indicated and the use accords with fair practice, to the extent required by the specific purpose. Article 9 was substituted by Act IX of 2003 and last amended by Act IX of 2009.
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