Selected year snapshot
For 1993, the active event in this file is Copyright Act 1965 (UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended to Dominica).
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Current rationale
Prior to the enactment of the Copyright Act 2003, Dominica's copyright law was governed by the UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended to Dominica as a former British colony. The UK Copyright Act 1956 contained fair dealing provisions for research and private study (Section 6). However, I was unable to locate and verify the actual statutory text in force in Dominica on 1990-01-01 via web search. The specific Order in Council extending the UK Act to Dominica and any local modifications could not be retrieved. Without verifying the actual text in force, the classification must be AMBIGUOUS.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing for purposes of research or private study (presumed from UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended)
Law changes
Copyright Act 1965 (UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended to Dominica)
Baseline · Effective 1990-01-01
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Dates: Effective 1990-01-01
Why this score
Prior to the enactment of the Copyright Act 2003, Dominica's copyright law was governed by the UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended to Dominica as a former British colony. The UK Copyright Act 1956 contained fair dealing provisions for research and private study (Section 6). However, I was unable to locate and verify the actual statutory text in force in Dominica on 1990-01-01 via web search. The specific Order in Council extending the UK Act to Dominica and any local modifications could not be retrieved. Without verifying the actual text in force, the classification must be AMBIGUOUS.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing for purposes of research or private study (presumed from UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended)
Copyright Act, 2003 (Act No. 5 of 2003)
Relevant update · Effective 2003-04-29
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Relevant section: Sections 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75
Dates: Effective 2003-04-29 · Enacted 2003-04-29
Why this score
Section 56 provides a fair dealing exception for research or private study covering literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The term 'fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright (not only reproduction), and the exception is open to any user (not restricted to individuals acting privately or to institutions). It applies to all categories of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. There is no 'private' or 'personal' qualifier on the research purpose — the section reads 'for the purposes of research or private study' where research and private study are independent purposes. This is a classic fair dealing provision modeled on UK law. Additionally, Sections 60-61 provide library copying exceptions for research or private study (PURPLE individually), and Section 59 provides educational copying exceptions. The fair dealing provision in Section 56 is the most permissive and determines the GREEN classification. Non-commercial restrictions, copy limits, and lawful-access requirements were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe copyright
Fair dealing for criticism, review, or reporting current events with sufficient acknowledgement
Copying in the course of instruction or preparation for instruction, not by reprographic process, with sufficient acknowledgement
Librarian of prescribed library may make and supply a copy of an article in a periodical for research or private study
Librarian of prescribed library may make and supply a copy of part of a published literary, dramatic or musical work for research or private study
Original text
56. Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe any copyright in the work or, in the case of a published edition, in the typographical arrangement. 57. (1) Fair dealing with a work for the purpose of criticism or review, of that or another work or of a performance of a work, does not infringe any copyright in the work provided it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. (2) Fair dealing with a work (other than a photograph) for the purpose of reporting current events does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. 58. (1) Copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is not infringed by its inclusion in a broadcast or cable programme if the inclusion is incidental to the principal matters dealt with in the broadcast or cable programme. 59. (1) Copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is not infringed by its being copied in the course of instruction or of preparation for instruction, provided the copying - (a) is done by a person giving or receiving instruction; (b) is not done by means of a reprographic process; and (c) is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. 60. (1) The librarian of a prescribed library may, if the prescribed conditions are complied with, make and supply a copy of an article in a periodical without infringing any copyright in the text, in any illustrations accompanying the text or in the typographical arrangement. (2) The prescribed conditions shall include the following conditions - (a) that copies are supplied only to persons satisfying the librarian that they require them for purposes of research or private study, and will not use them for any other purpose; (b) that no person is furnished with more than one copy of the same article or with copies of more than one article contained in the same issue of a periodical; and (c) that persons to whom copies are supplied are required to pay for them a sum not less than the cost (including a contribution to the general expenses of the library) attributable to their production. 61. (1) The librarian of a prescribed library may, if the prescribed conditions are complied with, make and supply from a published literary, dramatic or musical work (other than an article in a periodical) a copy of part of the work without infringing any copyright in the work, in any illustrations accompanying the work or in the typographical arrangement. (2) The prescribed conditions shall include the following conditions - (a) that copies are supplied only to persons satisfying the librarian that they require them for purposes of research or private study, and will not use them for any other purpose; (b) that no person is furnished with more than one copy of the same material or with a copy of more than a reasonable proportion of any work; and (c) that persons to whom copies are supplied are required to pay for them a sum not less than the cost (including a contribution to the general expenses of the library) attributable to their production.
English rendering
56. Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe any copyright in the work or, in the case of a published edition, in the typographical arrangement. 57. (1) Fair dealing with a work for the purpose of criticism or review, of that or another work or of a performance of a work, does not infringe any copyright in the work provided it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. (2) Fair dealing with a work (other than a photograph) for the purpose of reporting current events does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. 60. (1) The librarian of a prescribed library may, if the prescribed conditions are complied with, make and supply a copy of an article in a periodical without infringing any copyright in the text, in any illustrations accompanying the text or in the typographical arrangement. (2) The prescribed conditions shall include the following conditions - (a) that copies are supplied only to persons satisfying the librarian that they require them for purposes of research or private study, and will not use them for any other purpose; 61. (1) The librarian of a prescribed library may, if the prescribed conditions are complied with, make and supply from a published literary, dramatic or musical work (other than an article in a periodical) a copy of part of the work without infringing any copyright in the work, in any illustrations accompanying the work or in the typographical arrangement. (2) The prescribed conditions shall include the following conditions - (a) that copies are supplied only to persons satisfying the librarian that they require them for purposes of research or private study, and will not use them for any other purpose;
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Copyright Act, 2003 (Act No. 5 of 2003)
Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01
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Relevant section: Section 56
Dates: Effective 2025-01-01 · Enacted 2003-04-29
Why this score
As of 2025, the Copyright Act 2003 (Act No. 5 of 2003) remains the copyright law in force in Dominica. No amendments to the research-relevant exceptions have been identified via web search. Section 56 continues to provide a fair dealing exception for research or private study covering literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The term 'fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright, the exception is open to any user, and it applies to all categories of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works without a 'private' or 'personal' qualifier on the research purpose. This yields GREEN. There is no TDM-specific exception. The library exceptions in Sections 60-61 remain in force but are less permissive than Section 56. Non-commercial restrictions, copy limits, and lawful-access requirements were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe copyright
Fair dealing for criticism, review, or reporting current events with sufficient acknowledgement
Copying in the course of instruction or preparation for instruction, not by reprographic process, with sufficient acknowledgement
Librarian of prescribed library may make and supply a copy of an article in a periodical for research or private study
Librarian of prescribed library may make and supply a copy of part of a published literary, dramatic or musical work for research or private study
Original text
56. Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe any copyright in the work or, in the case of a published edition, in the typographical arrangement.