50A. Copying by non-reprographic means for purpose of a course of education
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Copyright in a work is not infringed by its being copied for the purposes of a course of education, provided the copying —
is done by a person conducting or undergoing the course of education; and
is not by means of a reprographic process.
In this section —[UK CPD 1988, s. 32]]
“electronic” means actuated by electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic, electro-chemical or electro-mechanical energy;
“facsimile copy” includes a copy that is reduced or enlarged in scale;
copy
“copy”, in relation to a cinematograph film, means any article or thing in which the visual images or sounds comprising the film are embodied;
“in electronic form” means in a form usable only by electronic means;
“reprographic process” means a process —
for making facsimile copies; or
involving the use of an appliance for making multiple copies,and includes, in relation to a work held in electronic form, any copying by electronic means, but does not include the making of a cinematograph film or sound recording.
cinematograph film
“cinematograph film” means the aggregate of visual images embodied in an article or thing so as to be capable by the use of that article or thing —(a)of being shown as a moving picture; or(b)of being embodied in another article or thing by the use of which it can be so shown,and includes the aggregate of the sounds embodied in a sound-track associated with such visual images;