Clause 15
Amendment of section 47
Section 47 of the Copyright Act is amended ––
by deleting paragraphs (i) and (ii) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(i)by the making of a copy, or the communication, of the work by a person for the purpose of research or study or with a view to publication; or
by the making of a copy, or the communication, of the work by or on behalf of the officer-in-charge of that library or archives, if the copy or work is supplied (whether by communication or otherwise) to a person who satisfies the officer-in-charge of that library or archives that he requires the copy or work for the purpose of research or study or with a view to publication and that he will not use it for any other purpose.”;
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Where the original version, or a copy, of a thesis or other similar literary work that has not been published is kept in a library of a university or other similar institution or in archives, the copyright in the thesis or other work is not infringed by the making of a copy, or the communication, of the thesis or other work by or on behalf of the officer-in-charge of the library or archives, if the copy, thesis or other work is supplied (whether by communication or otherwise) to a person who satisfies an authorised officer of the library or archives that he requires the copy, thesis or other work for the purpose of research or study.”; and
by inserting, immediately after the word “Copying” in the section heading, the words “or communication”.