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Copyright Act 2021 s 256

s 256 Copying sound recordings, recordings of performances, or films for simulcasting

256.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of any of the following material:(a) a sound recording; (b) a film; (c) a recording of a protected performance. (2) The conditions are —(a) broadcasting the material would not be a rights infringement in relation to the material; (b) the copy is made for the sole purpose of simulcasting the material in digital form; (c) the copy is used only —(i) for the purpose of simulcasting the material in circumstances that do not constitute a rights infringement in relation to the material; or (ii) to make further copies for that purpose; and (d) every copy of the material made under this section is destroyed within the prescribed time.

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