Why are the fair dealing exceptions of the Copyright Act important? Sections 42 and 43 of the Copyright Act permit “fair dealing” with a work for certain purposes: for criticism or review of a work or performance of a work, for reporting current events, and for research or private study. These exceptions recognise that, while the rights…
Under present New Zealand copyright law, copyright continues until 50 years after the death of the author or creator of a work. In most if not all free trade agreements negotiated with other countries, the United States has insisted that intellectual property law, and in particular copyright law, be strengthened in favour of copyright owners,…
TPMs (technological protection measures) are processes, devices or systems that prevent the infringement of copyright in a TPM-protected work. An example is the zoning system that prevents a video or DVD marketed in one area (such as the United States) being played in another area (such as New Zealand). TPMs can, therefore prevent a work…
LIANZA, the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, opposes the reintroduction of a ban on parallel importing. Parallel importing is the importation of lawfully-manufactured items directly from overseas suppliers, rather than through local New Zealand distributors. It was made lawful by the Copyright (Removal of Prohibition on Parallel Importing) Amendment Act 1998. At…