Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Permitted Uses of Copyright Works and Protected Performances
238. Copying electronic compilation or computer program when essential for use
Feedback & supportIf the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use for a person (X) to make, or authorise the making of, a copy or an adaptation of —
copy
“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;
a compilation in an electronic form; or
a computer program.
The conditions are —
the copy or adaptation is made from a copy of the compilation or program that is owned by X;
creating the copy or adaptation is an essential step in using the compilation or program with a machine; and
the copy or adaptation is not used in any other way.
In this section —
a reference to a copy of a compilation or computer program is a reference to any article in which the compilation or program is reproduced in a material form; and
a reference to an adaptation of a compilation or computer program is a reference to any article in which the adaptation is reproduced in a material form.