Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Additional Rights Relating to Copyright Works and Protected Performances
429. Exception — protecting personal information of network user
Feedback & supportA person may circumvent an access control measure by doing an act in relation to a protected copy if —
copy
“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;
the access control measure is capable of collecting or disseminating information about the identity of a user of a network and the manner of his or her use;
there is no conspicuous notice of the collection or dissemination of that information;
the act is done for the sole purpose of identifying and disabling the measure;
the act does not affect any person’s ability to access any protected copy;
the act is not a rights infringement in relation to the protected copy; and
the act does not violate any written law other than this Act.