Fair Dealing Fair Dealing is
a ‘defence’ under copyright law. It means that, while there is provision to use
content without permission, this use can be challenged by rights owners if they
do not agree with the interpretation of Fair Dealing. Exemptions
under Fair Dealing are:
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criticism,
review, and more recently, parody
•
news
reporting
•
personal
study and non-commercial research
•
education
(personal study and other limited provision).
The exemption
for education allows students and academic researchers to access and copy the
work of others (as they wish) as long as that original work is properly
credited, and the use is fair. Note: use of a whole work (for example, a book)
may not be fair under this provision. Students and researchers use reference
lists and bibliographies to credit the contributions of others in the
development of their own ideas. |