New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 16 September 2011
| Public Act | 2008 No 27 |
| Date of assent | 11 April 2008 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Part 1
Amendments to Parts 1 to 5 of Copyright Act 1994
8 Meaning of work of joint authorship
11 Copyright in original works
12 Acts restricted by copyright
14 Duration of copyright in literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works
15 Duration of copyright in sound recordings and films
17 Infringement by performance or playing or showing in public
19 Infringement by importation
20 Providing means for making infringing copies
22 Criticism, review, and news reporting
25 Copying for educational purposes of literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works or typographical arrangements
27 Copying for educational purposes of films and sound recordings
28 Performing, playing, or showing work in course of activities of educational establishment
31 Copying by librarians of parts of published works
32 Copying by librarians of articles in periodicals
33 Copying by librarians for users of other libraries
34 Copying by librarians for collections of other libraries
35 Copying by librarians or archivists to replace copies of works
36 Copying by librarians or archivists of certain unpublished works
37 New sections 56A to 56C inserted
56B Additional conditions for supply of copy of work in digital format by librarian or archivist under section 51, 52, or 56
38 Copying by Parliamentary Library for members of Parliament
39 Use of recording of spoken words in certain cases
40 Provision of Braille copies of literary or dramatic works
41 Public reading or recitation
42 Representation of certain artistic works on public display
43 New sections 80A to 80D inserted
45 New heading and new sections 82 to 84 substituted
46 Incidental recording for purposes of broadcast or cable programme
48 New sections 87 to 87B substituted [Repealed]
49 Reception and retransmission of broadcast in cable programme service
51 Recording for archival purposes
52 Recording by media monitors
53 New heading and new sections 92A to 92E inserted
Internet service provider liability
54 Subsequent dealings with copies made under this Part
55 Right to be identified as author or director
56 Content of right to be identified
57 Exceptions to right to be identified
58 Content of right to object to derogatory treatment
59 Exceptions to right to object to derogatory treatment of films
60 False attribution of identity of author or director
61 False representation as to literary, dramatic, or musical work
62 Right to privacy of certain photographs and films
63 New sections 112 to 112B substituted
Part 2
Amendments to Parts 6 to 11 of Copyright Act 1994
64 Presumptions relevant to computer programs, sound recordings, and films
66 Criminal liability for making or dealing with infringing objects
67 Works of more than one author
68 Licensing schemes to which sections 149 to 155 apply
69 Licences to which sections 157 to 160 apply
70 New section 163 substituted
71 Licences to reflect conditions imposed by promoters of events
72 Licences to reflect payments in respect of underlying rights
73 Licences in respect of works included in retransmissions
74 Determination of equitable remuneration
77 Consent required for recording or live transmission of performance
78 New section 172 substituted
79 Incidental inclusion of performance or recording
81 Playing or showing sound recording, film, broadcast, or cable programme at educational establishment
82 Recording of broadcasts and cable programmes by educational establishment
83 Use of recordings of spoken works in certain cases
84 New section 187 substituted
85 New sections 188 to 188B substituted [Repealed]
87 New section 190 substituted
88 New section 191 substituted
89 Criminal liability for making, dealing with, using, or copying illicit recordings
90 New heading and new sections 226 to 226J substituted
Technological protection measures
Copyright management information
91 Offence of fraudulently receiving programmes
92 Rights and remedies in respect of apparatus, etc, for unauthorised reception of transmissions
93 Supplementary provisions as to fraudulent reception
94 Application to Convention countries
