Selected year snapshot
For 1993, the active event in this file is Copyright Act (Chapter 67, Laws of Grenada).
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Current rationale
Grenada's copyright law as of 1990-01-01 was the Copyright Act, Chapter 67 of the Laws of Grenada (originally enacted as Act No. 21 of 1989). The full statutory text of this Act could not be retrieved or verified via web search. The laws.gov.gd site lists Chapter 67 - Copyright Act but the actual PDF/text of the statute was not accessible for review. Without being able to read the exceptions and limitations provisions, it is impossible to classify the status color with confidence. The classification is AMBIGUOUS because the statutory text itself could not be verified, not because of analytical uncertainty.
Law changes
Copyright Act (Chapter 67, Laws of Grenada)
Baseline · Effective 1990-01-01
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Dates: Effective 1990-01-01 · Enacted 1989-01-01
Why this score
Grenada's copyright law as of 1990-01-01 was the Copyright Act, Chapter 67 of the Laws of Grenada (originally enacted as Act No. 21 of 1989). The full statutory text of this Act could not be retrieved or verified via web search. The laws.gov.gd site lists Chapter 67 - Copyright Act but the actual PDF/text of the statute was not accessible for review. Without being able to read the exceptions and limitations provisions, it is impossible to classify the status color with confidence. The classification is AMBIGUOUS because the statutory text itself could not be verified, not because of analytical uncertainty.
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Copyright Act, 2011 (Act No. 21 of 2011)
Relevant update · Effective 2011-01-01
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Relevant section: Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Dates: Effective 2011-01-01 · Enacted 2011-01-01
Why this score
The Copyright Act, 2011 (Act No. 21 of 2011) replaced the earlier Copyright Act (Chapter 67). WIPO Lex confirms the existence of this Act and lists it as Grenada's current copyright legislation. However, the full statutory text could not be retrieved and verified via web search. The WIPO Lex page for this Act (legislation details page 15753) was found but the actual PDF text of the statute was not successfully downloaded or read during the search process. Based on the structure visible from WIPO Lex metadata and the pattern of OECS-model copyright acts (which Grenada's 2011 Act follows), the Act likely contains exceptions for fair dealing, private use, research, and library copying in its Part II or Part III. However, without verified statutory text, the classification must remain AMBIGUOUS. The Act is modeled on the OECS Copyright Act template, which typically includes fair dealing provisions for research and private study, but this cannot be confirmed from the actual text.
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Copyright Act, 2011 (Act No. 21 of 2011)
Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01
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Dates: Effective 2025-01-01
Why this score
As of 2025, Grenada's copyright law is the Copyright Act, 2011 (Act No. 21 of 2011), which replaced the earlier Copyright Act (Chapter 67). This is confirmed by WIPO Lex and the laws.gov.gd portal. However, the full statutory text of the 2011 Act could not be retrieved and verified via web search. Without access to the actual text of the exceptions and limitations provisions, the classification cannot be determined with confidence. The Act is believed to follow the OECS model copyright legislation, which typically includes: (1) fair dealing for research and private study; (2) private reproduction for personal purposes; (3) reproduction by libraries and archives; (4) quotation; and (5) reproduction for teaching. If the Act does follow this model, the fair dealing provision for research and private study would likely yield a GREEN classification (fair dealing open to any user for research, covering any type of dealing/use). However, this cannot be confirmed from the actual statutory text, so the classification remains AMBIGUOUS. No TDM-specific exception is expected in the 2011 Act. No amendments to the 2011 Act were identified through web search as of 2025.