Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000

F65[Fair dealing by librarians and archivists

69A

69A.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 50(1), the communication, by the librarian or archivist of a prescribed library or prescribed archive, to members of the public of copies of works in the permanent collection of the library or archive, by dedicated terminals on the premises of the library or archive, shall constitute fair dealing with the works for the purposes of that section where the communication is—

(a) undertaken for the sole purpose of education, teaching, research or private study, and

(b) accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of section 50(1), the brief and limited display of a copy of a work—

(a) either—

(i) in a prescribed library or prescribed archive or by the librarian or archivist of a prescribed library or prescribed archive, or

(ii) during the course of a public lecture given in a prescribed library or prescribed archive or given by the librarian or archivist of a prescribed library or prescribed archive,

(b) undertaken for the sole purpose of education, teaching, research or private study where such purpose is neither directly nor indirectly commercial, and

(c) accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement,

shall constitute fair dealing with the work for the purposes of section 50(1).]

Annotations

Amendments:

F65

Inserted (2.12.2019) by Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (19/2019), s. 19, S.I. No. 586 of 2019.

Editorial Notes:

E13

The section heading is taken from the amending section in the absence of one included in the amendment.