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Copyright Act 1994

Acts permitted in relation to copyright works - Literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works

71: Abstracts of scientific or technical articles

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"Coping a summary of a science or tech article is allowed"

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You can copy an abstract from a scientific or technical article without infringing copyright. This is allowed when the article is published in a periodical with an abstract that shows what the article is about. You can also give copies of the abstract to the public.

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Literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works

71Abstracts of scientific or technical articles

  1. Where an article on a scientific or technical subject is published in a periodical accompanied by an abstract indicating the contents of the article, it is not an infringement of copyright in the abstract, or in the article, to copy the abstract or issue copies of the abstract to the public.