Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Interpretation
64. What is doing an act by the reception of a broadcast
Feedback & supportTo do an act by the reception of a broadcast is to do that act by receiving a broadcast from —
the transmission by which the broadcast is made; or
a transmission that is —
made otherwise than by broadcasting; and
made simultaneously with the transmission by which the broadcast is made.
For the purposes of subsection (1), it does not matter whether the broadcast is received directly from the transmission concerned or from a re‑transmission made by any person from any place.
re‑transmission
“re‑transmission”, in relation to a broadcast, has the meaning given by section 65;
In subsection (2), “re‑transmission” —
means any re‑transmission (whether over paths provided by a material substance or not); and
includes a re‑transmission made by making use of any article or thing in which the visual images or sounds constituting the broadcast (or both) have been embodied.