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Copyright Amendment Act 2005

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Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted) | 2005 No 33 | Administered by Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Copyright Amendment Act 2005

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Copyright Amendment Act 2005

Public Act 2005 No 33
Date of assent 14 April 2005

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 No copyright in certain works

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

  • (1) This Act is the Copyright Amendment Act 2005.

    (2) In this Act, the Copyright Act 1994 is called “the principal Act”.

2 Commencement

  • This Act comes into force on the day on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 No copyright in certain works

  • Section 27 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after subsection (1), the following subsections:

    • “(1A) No Crown copyright exists in any work, whenever that work was made,—

      • “(a) in which the Crown copyright has not been assigned to another person; and

      • “(b) that is incorporated by reference in a work referred to in subsection (1).

    • “(1B) Except as specified in subsection (1A), nothing in subsection (1) affects copyright in any work that is incorporated by reference in a work referred to in subsection (1).”

Legislative history
12 April 2005 Divided from Legislation (Incorporation by Reference) Bill (Bill 250-1), third reading
Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted)

Copyright Amendment Act 2005

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