Selected year snapshot
For 2016, the active event in this file is Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1372) (UK), as applied to SGSSI.
100%
Current rationale
The 2014 Regulations introduced Section 29A (TDM exception for non-commercial research — covers reproduction only, any work, any user with lawful access, but no sharing — individually BLUE) and broadened library/archive exceptions (s.42A — copying for research by librarians). However, the pre-existing Section 29 fair dealing for research/private study remains in force and is the most permissive exception: it covers any dealing (not limited to reproduction) with any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, by any user. Section 29 therefore still determines the overall classification as GREEN. The new TDM exception (s.29A) adds a specific right for computational analysis but is narrower than the general fair dealing provision. Classification-neutral factors (non-commercial restriction, lawful access requirement) are not factored into the color.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose — any user, any work, any dealing
Fair dealing for private study — any user, any work, any dealing
Copies for text and data analysis for non-commercial research — reproduction only, any work, any user with lawful access, no sharing permitted
Fair dealing for criticism, review, quotation, and news reporting
Copying by librarians: single copies of published works for non-commercial research or private study
Library and archive copying provisions
Law changes
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK), as applied to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Baseline · Effective 1989-08-01
100%
Relevant section: Sections 29, 30, 36, 37-44
Dates: Effective 1989-08-01 · Enacted 1988-11-15
Why this score
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory with no permanent population and no locally enacted copyright statute. As confirmed by the SGSSI Laws website (laws.gov.gs), the territory's law derives from UK statutes of general application brought by settlement, UK Orders in Council, and local Ordinances. The UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988), which came into force on 1 August 1989, is the copyright law applicable in SGSSI. Under the CDPA 1988 as in force on 1 January 1990, Section 29 provides fair dealing for the purpose of research or private study (covering reproduction of any work by any person), and Section 30 provides fair dealing for criticism, review, and news reporting. The term 'fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright ('dealing' is not limited to reproduction). Section 29 is open to any user, any work, and covers any exclusive right — this maps to GREEN. Additional exceptions include library copying provisions (ss. 37-44) and educational copying (s. 36), but Section 29 is the most permissive. The verbatim text of the CDPA 1988 as originally enacted could not be copy-pasted from a verified source during this search; the original Section 29 read: '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.' This covered dealing (any use) with works for research by any user. Classification-neutral factors (non-commercial restriction added later, lawful access, etc.) are not considered for color.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research or private study — open to any user, any work (literary, dramatic, musical, artistic), covers any dealing (not limited to reproduction)
Fair dealing for criticism, review, and news reporting
Library and archive copying provisions — institutional copying for users, including for research
Reprographic copying by educational establishments for instruction purposes
Source links
Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2498) (UK), as applied to SGSSI
Relevant update · Effective 2003-10-31
100%
Relevant section: Section 29 (as amended)
Dates: Effective 2003-10-31 · Enacted 2003-10-31
Why this score
The 2003 Regulations (implementing EU Directive 2001/29/EC in the UK) amended Section 29 CDPA 1988 to restrict the research fair dealing exception to 'non-commercial purpose' and to require sufficient acknowledgement. However, the exception remains open to any user (not restricted to individuals or institutions), covers any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and the term 'fair dealing' covers any exclusive right (not limited to reproduction). The non-commercial restriction is a classification-neutral factor per the rules. Private study under s.29(1C) remains unrestricted by commercial purpose. The exception still maps to GREEN: any user, any work, any dealing (uses beyond reproduction). The library exceptions (ss. 37-44) and educational exceptions also remain in force but are less permissive.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose — open to any user, any work, covers any dealing
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of private study — open to any user, any work, covers any dealing
Fair dealing for criticism, review, and news reporting
Library and archive copying provisions
Original text
29 Research and private study. (1) Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. (1B) No acknowledgement is required in connection with fair dealing for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) where this would be impossible for reasons of practicality or otherwise. (1C) Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of private study does not infringe any copyright in the work. (4C) Fair dealing with a typographical arrangement of a published edition for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) or (1C) does not infringe any copyright in the arrangement.
Source links
Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1372) (UK), as applied to SGSSI
Relevant update · Effective 2014-06-01
100%
Relevant section: Sections 29, 29A, 42A (as amended/inserted)
Dates: Effective 2014-06-01 · Enacted 2014-06-01
Why this score
The 2014 Regulations introduced Section 29A (TDM exception for non-commercial research — covers reproduction only, any work, any user with lawful access, but no sharing — individually BLUE) and broadened library/archive exceptions (s.42A — copying for research by librarians). However, the pre-existing Section 29 fair dealing for research/private study remains in force and is the most permissive exception: it covers any dealing (not limited to reproduction) with any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, by any user. Section 29 therefore still determines the overall classification as GREEN. The new TDM exception (s.29A) adds a specific right for computational analysis but is narrower than the general fair dealing provision. Classification-neutral factors (non-commercial restriction, lawful access requirement) are not factored into the color.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose — any user, any work, any dealing
Fair dealing for private study — any user, any work, any dealing
Copies for text and data analysis for non-commercial research — reproduction only, any work, any user with lawful access, no sharing permitted
Fair dealing for criticism, review, quotation, and news reporting
Copying by librarians: single copies of published works for non-commercial research or private study
Library and archive copying provisions
Original text
29A Copies for text and data analysis for non-commercial research. (1) The making of a copy of a work by a person who has lawful access to the work does not infringe copyright in the work provided that— (a) the copy is made in order that a person who has lawful access to the work may carry out a computational analysis of anything recorded in the work for the sole purpose of research for a non-commercial purpose, and (b) the copy is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement (unless this would be impossible for reasons of practicality or otherwise). (2) Where a copy of a work has been made under this section, copyright in the work is infringed if— (a) the copy is transferred to any other person, except where the transfer is authorised by the copyright owner, or (b) the copy is used for any purpose other than that mentioned in subsection (1)(a), except where the use is authorised by the copyright owner. (3) If a copy made under this section is subsequently dealt with— (a) it is to be treated as an infringing copy for the purposes of that dealing, and (b) if that dealing infringes copyright, it is to be treated as an infringing copy for all subsequent purposes. (4) In subsection (3) 'dealt with' means sold or let for hire, or offered or exposed for sale or hire.
Source links
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK) (as amended), as applied to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01
100%
Relevant section: Sections 29, 29A, 30, 42A, 37-44
Dates: Effective 2025-01-01
Why this score
As of 2025, the copyright law in force in SGSSI remains the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended. The most permissive research-relevant exception is Section 29(1): fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose. This is open to any user (not restricted to individuals or institutions), covers any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and the term 'fair dealing' covers any exclusive right — not limited to reproduction — thus encompassing both reproduction and communication/sharing. This maps to GREEN. Section 29A provides a specific TDM exception (reproduction only, BLUE individually) but does not override the broader Section 29. The non-commercial restriction on s.29(1) is a classification-neutral factor. No SGSSI-specific copyright Ordinance was found that would modify or disapply these UK provisions. No further relevant amendments to ss. 29 or 29A have been made between 2014 and 2025.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose — any user, any work (literary, dramatic, musical, artistic), any dealing (covers reproduction and communication)
Fair dealing for private study — any user, any work, any dealing
Copies for text and data analysis for non-commercial research — reproduction only, any work, any user with lawful access, no sharing
Fair dealing for criticism, review, quotation, and news reporting
Copying by librarians: single copies of published works for non-commercial research or private study
Library and archive copying and preservation provisions
Original text
29 Research and private study. (1) Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. (1C) Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of private study does not infringe any copyright in the work. 29A Copies for text and data analysis for non-commercial research. (1) The making of a copy of a work by a person who has lawful access to the work does not infringe copyright in the work provided that— (a) the copy is made in order that a person who has lawful access to the work may carry out a computational analysis of anything recorded in the work for the sole purpose of research for a non-commercial purpose, and (b) the copy is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement (unless this would be impossible for reasons of practicality or otherwise).