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Chapter IV · Moral Rights

84. (1)

The right conferred by section 83 is supject to this section.

(2)

Such right does not apply to any work made for the purpose of reporting current events.

(3)

Such right does not apply to-

(a)

the publication in-

(i)

a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical; or

(ii)

an encyclopaedia, dictionary, yearbook or other collective work of reference, of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work made for the purpose of such publication or made available with the consent of the author for the purpose of such publication; or

(b)

any subsequent exploitation elsewhere of such a work without any modification of the published version.

(4)

Such right is not infringed by an act which under section 61 would not infringe copyright.

(5)

Such right is not infringed by anything done for the purpose of-fa} avoiding the commission of an offence;

(b)

complying with a duty imposed by or under any law;

or

(c)

in the case of the Government, .avoiding the inclusion in a programme broadcast by it of anything which offends against good taste or decency, which is likely to encourage or incite to crime or lead to disorder, or which is likely to be offensive to public feeling, provided, where the author or director was identified at the time of the act or had previously been identified in or on published copies of the work, that there was a sufficient disclaimer.

Report

Chapter V

Dealings with Rights in Copyright Works

Chapter VI

Remedies for Infringement

Chapter VII

Copyright Licensing

Chapter VIII

The Copyright Tribunal

Chapter IX

Qualification for and Extent of Copyright Protection

Chapter X

Miscellaneous and General

Schedules