What kinds of actions does the fair dealing exemption cover?

The fair dealing exemption says that certain activities, like copying part of a book or reproducing portions of a play, do not violate copyright when they are undertaken for certain reasonable purposes. Fair dealing covers the following different kinds of actions:

• fair dealing for the purpose of research or private study;
• fair dealing for the purpose of criticism or review, provided that the proper acknowledgements as to the source and author are given;
• fair dealing for the purpose of news reporting, provided that the proper acknowledgements as to the source and author are given.

Some of these exemptions are discussed in more detail in this section.

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