Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008

52 Recording by media monitors

  • (1) Section 91 is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:

    • “(1) This section applies to a recording, or a transcript of a recording, of a communication work that consists wholly or substantially of news or reports or discussions of current events.

    • “(1A) The person who makes the recording or transcript does not infringe copyright in the communication work, or in any work included in the communication work, if the conditions in subsection (2) are complied with.”

    (2) Section 91(2) is amended by omitting “subsection (1)” and substituting “subsection (1A)”.

    (3) Section 91(4) is amended by omitting “broadcasts or cable programmes” and substituting “the communication work”.