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For 2024, the active event in this file is Copyright Act 1911 (UK).
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Current rationale
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory. As of 1990-01-01, the applicable copyright law was the United Kingdom Copyright Act 1911, which had been extended to Anguilla (then part of the colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla) and remained in force. The UK Copyright Act 1911, Section 2(1)(i), provided a fair dealing exception: 'Any fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary' did not constitute infringement. This is a classic fair dealing clause open to any user, covering any work, and the term 'dealing' covers any exclusive right. However, I was unable to retrieve and verify the actual statutory text as applied in Anguilla on 1990-01-01 via web search. The laws.gov.ai site confirms that Anguilla's law revision system exists but the 1911 Act text was not available online. The classification would likely be GREEN based on the well-known text of the 1911 Act's fair dealing provision, but since I cannot verify the exact text in force in Anguilla on that date, I mark this as AMBIGUOUS.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing for purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary — open to any user, any work, any dealing (i.e., any exclusive right).
Law changes
Copyright Act 1911 (UK)
Baseline · Effective 1990-01-01
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Relevant section: Section 2(1)(i)
Dates: Effective 1990-01-01
Why this score
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory. As of 1990-01-01, the applicable copyright law was the United Kingdom Copyright Act 1911, which had been extended to Anguilla (then part of the colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla) and remained in force. The UK Copyright Act 1911, Section 2(1)(i), provided a fair dealing exception: 'Any fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary' did not constitute infringement. This is a classic fair dealing clause open to any user, covering any work, and the term 'dealing' covers any exclusive right. However, I was unable to retrieve and verify the actual statutory text as applied in Anguilla on 1990-01-01 via web search. The laws.gov.ai site confirms that Anguilla's law revision system exists but the 1911 Act text was not available online. The classification would likely be GREEN based on the well-known text of the 1911 Act's fair dealing provision, but since I cannot verify the exact text in force in Anguilla on that date, I mark this as AMBIGUOUS.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing for purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary — open to any user, any work, any dealing (i.e., any exclusive right).
Copyright Act (R.S.A. c. C63)
Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01
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Dates: Effective 2025-01-01
Why this score
As of 2025, Anguilla's copyright law is the Copyright Act, Chapter C63 of the Revised Statutes of Anguilla. The most recent revision available on laws.gov.ai is dated 31 December 2022. I was unable to retrieve the full statutory text of this Act via web search. Without the text, I cannot identify the specific copyright exceptions and limitations relevant to research, private study, fair dealing, or TDM. Given that Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory and that neighboring Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago) all have fair dealing or permitted acts provisions for research and private study in their copyright statutes, it is highly likely that Anguilla's Act contains similar provisions. However, I cannot verify this and therefore classify as AMBIGUOUS. No TDM-specific exception is known to exist in Anguilla's law.
Exceptions considered
Anguilla's Copyright Act (R.S.A. c. C63) likely contains permitted acts for research and private study, possibly modeled on UK or Eastern Caribbean patterns, but the statutory text could not be retrieved or verified.
Source links
Copyright Act (R.S.A. c. C63)
Relevant update · undated in this pass
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Relevant section: Sections 9, 10, 11, 12
Why this score
Anguilla enacted its own Copyright Act, which appears in the Revised Statutes of Anguilla as Chapter C63. Based on the pattern of other Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions (Antigua and Barbuda's Copyright Act 2003, Dominica's Copyright Act 2003, Saint Lucia's Copyright Act 1995, Trinidad and Tobago's Copyright Act 1997), Anguilla's Copyright Act likely includes provisions on fair dealing or permitted acts for research and private study. However, I was unable to retrieve the actual text of Anguilla's Copyright Act (R.S.A. c. C63) via web search. The laws.gov.ai website confirms the existence of the revised laws but the full text of the Copyright Act was not accessible in my search results. Without the actual statutory text, I cannot verify the specific exceptions, their scope, or the date the Act came into force. I therefore classify as AMBIGUOUS.
Exceptions considered
Anguilla's Copyright Act likely contains permitted acts provisions modeled on UK or Eastern Caribbean patterns, potentially including fair dealing for research and private study, but the text could not be verified.