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Copyright Act (Chapter 13.07, Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 2023), as amended by Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2024.

Copyright exception history

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Selected year snapshot

For 1993, the active event in this file is Copyright Act 1956 (United Kingdom), as extended to Saint Lucia.

100%

Current rationale

Prior to the enactment of Saint Lucia's own Copyright Act (Act No. 10 of 1995), copyright in Saint Lucia was governed by the UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended to Saint Lucia. Section 6(1) of the UK Copyright Act 1956 provided a fair dealing exception for the purpose of research or private study, which covered any dealing (not limited to reproduction) with literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works, open to any user. This qualifies as GREEN. However, the actual text of the UK 1956 Act as applied in Saint Lucia on 1990-01-01 could not be directly verified from an official Saint Lucian source via web search. The transitional provision in the current Saint Lucia Copyright Act (Section 158, formerly Section 160) confirms that copyright subsisted in Saint Lucia by virtue of the Copyright Act 1956 of the United Kingdom immediately prior to the appointed day of the new Act.

Exceptions considered

Section 6(1) (UK Copyright Act 1956)100%Fair DealingMost permissive

Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for purposes of research or private study. Covers any dealing (not limited to reproduction), any user, literary/dramatic/musical/artistic works.

Law changes

Copyright Act 1956 (United Kingdom), as extended to Saint Lucia

Baseline · Effective 1990-01-01

100%

Dates: Effective 1990-01-01

Why this score

Prior to the enactment of Saint Lucia's own Copyright Act (Act No. 10 of 1995), copyright in Saint Lucia was governed by the UK Copyright Act 1956 as extended to Saint Lucia. Section 6(1) of the UK Copyright Act 1956 provided a fair dealing exception for the purpose of research or private study, which covered any dealing (not limited to reproduction) with literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works, open to any user. This qualifies as GREEN. However, the actual text of the UK 1956 Act as applied in Saint Lucia on 1990-01-01 could not be directly verified from an official Saint Lucian source via web search. The transitional provision in the current Saint Lucia Copyright Act (Section 158, formerly Section 160) confirms that copyright subsisted in Saint Lucia by virtue of the Copyright Act 1956 of the United Kingdom immediately prior to the appointed day of the new Act.

Exceptions considered

Section 6(1) (UK Copyright Act 1956)100%Fair DealingMost permissive

Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for purposes of research or private study. Covers any dealing (not limited to reproduction), any user, literary/dramatic/musical/artistic works.

Copyright Act, 1995 (Act No. 10 of 1995)

Relevant update · Effective 1995-01-01

100%

Relevant section: Section 55

Dates: Effective 1995-01-01 · Enacted 1995-01-01

Why this score

Section 55(1) provides a fair dealing exception for 'a protected work' (i.e., any type of protected work) for the purposes of 'research or private study.' The term 'fair dealing' covers any act comprised in copyright (not limited to reproduction — it covers any exclusive right including communication). The exception is open to any user (not restricted to institutions or individuals acting privately — 'research' and 'private study' are stated as independent purposes separated by 'or'). There is no restriction to specific categories of works — it applies to 'a protected work' generally. Subsection (2) limits third-party copying but does not restrict the researcher's own fair dealing. This is GREEN: full works may be dealt with (subject to fairness), any exclusive right is covered by 'dealing,' any user may invoke it for research, and all types of works are covered. The non-commercial restriction is not present in the text. The library provisions in Sections 68-69 provide additional institutional exceptions but are less permissive than the general fair dealing clause.

Exceptions considered

Section 55100%Fair DealingMost permissive

Fair dealing with a protected work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe copyright. Open to any user, any work, any dealing (not limited to reproduction).

Sections 68-6940%Library Institutional

Library copying provisions: librarians may supply copies of articles in periodicals and parts of published works to persons for research or private study, subject to conditions.

Section 56100%Quotation

Fair dealing for the purposes of criticism, review, and news reporting (less directly relevant to research but potentially applicable).

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Copyright Act (Chapter 13.07, Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 2023), as amended by Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2024

Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01

100%

Relevant section: Section 55

Dates: Effective 2025-01-01

Why this score

As of 2025, Section 55 of the Copyright Act (Chapter 13.07, Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 2023) remains in force. The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2024 was enacted on 8 July 2024 per the WIPO Lex record, but the full text of the 2024 amendment could not be retrieved to verify whether it modified Section 55. Based on the available consolidated text from the Attorney General Chambers website (2023 revision), Section 55 provides fair dealing with a protected work for research or private study. Analysis: (1) Uses — 'fair dealing' covers any exclusive right, not limited to reproduction; (2) Works — applies to 'a protected work' without category restriction; (3) Users — open to any person for research or private study, not restricted to institutions or private/personal use only ('research' is an independent purpose). No TDM-specific exception was found. The classification is GREEN. Non-commercial restrictions, copy limits, and proportionality qualifiers (fairness) are classification-neutral factors and were not factored into the color decision.

Exceptions considered

Section 55100%Fair DealingMost permissive

Fair dealing with a protected work for the purposes of research or private study does not infringe copyright. Open to any user, any protected work, any dealing.

Sections 68-6940%Library Institutional

Library copying: librarians may supply copies of articles in periodicals and parts of published works for research or private study, subject to conditions and regulations.

Section 56100%Quotation

Fair dealing for criticism, review, and news reporting.

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