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Copyright Act 2021 s 217

s 217 Copying by institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities — authorial works

217.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of an authorial work. (2) The conditions are —(a) the work has been published; (b) the copy is made by or on behalf of a body (X) administering an institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities; (c) the copy is made for the sole purpose of aiding persons with intellectual disabilities (whether the aid is provided by the institution or not); (d) before the copy is made, X (or a person acting on behalf of X) —(i) makes a reasonable investigation; and (ii) is satisfied that there is no new copy of the work that —(A) has been separately published; (B) is in a form that is suitable for aiding persons with intellectual disabilities; and (C) could be obtained within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price; (e) the copy is notated according to section 301; and (f) as soon as practicable after the copy is made, the prescribed record is made by or on behalf of X. (3) X must pay equitable remuneration to the copyright owner if the latter makes a written request within the prescribed time after the copy is made. (4) The amount of equitable remuneration is to be —(a) agreed between X and the copyright owner; or (b) in default of agreement, decided by a Copyright Tribunal. (5) In this section, “new copy” means a copy that is not secondhand.

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