Copyright Act 1994

Infringement of copyright - Primary infringement of copyright

29: Infringement of copyright

You could also call this:

"Breaking copyright rules means using someone's work without permission"

Illustration for Copyright Act 1994

You infringe copyright if you do something with a work that you are not allowed to do, unless you have a licence. You do something with a work if you use it as a whole or a substantial part of it, either directly or indirectly. It does not matter if someone else did something with the work before you did. You can infringe copyright by doing things like copying or sharing a work without permission. This rule applies to what you do with a work, and it is important to understand what you are allowed to do. This part of the law is also subject to Parts 3 and 8, which you can read about by following the links to Parts 3 and 8. If you are not sure what you can do with a work, you should look at the rules carefully to make sure you are not infringing copyright.

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Part 2Infringement of copyright
Primary infringement of copyright

29Infringement of copyright

  1. Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, other than pursuant to a copyright licence, does any restricted act.

  2. References in this Act to the doing of a restricted act are to the doing of that act—

  3. in relation to the work as a whole or any substantial part of it; and
    1. either directly or indirectly;—
      1. and it is immaterial whether any intervening acts themselves infringe copyright.

      2. This Part is subject to Parts 3 and 8.

      Compare
      • 1962 No 33 ss 3(1)