Copyright Act 1994
| Copyright Act 1994 | |
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| New Zealand Parliament | |
| An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to copyright | |
| Date of Royal Assent | 15 December 1994 |
| Date commenced | 1 January 1995 |
| Amendments | |
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Copyright Amendment Act 1997 |
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| Status: Current legislation | |
Copyright Amendment Act 1997
Copyright (Removal of Prohibition on Parallel Importing) Amendment Act 1998
Copyright Amendment Act 1999
Copyright (Parallel Importation of Films and Onus of Proof) Amendment Act 2003
Copyright Amendment Act 2005
The Copyright Act 1994 is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand that, along with its various amendments, governs copyright in New Zealand. It is administered by Intellectual Property Policy Unit of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED).
Copyright law grants the owner of the copyright exclusive rights to certain restricted acts, which include the following.
Copyright automatically applies (no registration required) to original works in the following categories.
Copyright does not apply to certain government works, such as Acts of Parliament, Regulations, Parliamentary debates, Court judgements and reports of Select Committees, Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry, etc.
The copyright term is largely consistent with other countries, although it has not increased from 50 to 70 years as in Europe and the United States, and varies with the category of the work.
The Act allows for certain permitted acts to be exempted from copyright restrictions.
The copyright act also provides moral rights for the author. These attach to the author, and are not transferred by contract as economic rights can be. Moral rights give the author the right;
In 2001, the MED initiated a major review of copyright law, in light of new technologies, such as media in digital form and communications via the internet.
Law changes were enacted in 2008, most notably the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act. These changes were influenced by media corporations and aligned organisations (RIANZ, APRA, Artists Alliance, NZSA, AIPA, NZIPP, etc.) but opposed by New Zealand artists, technology specialists,ISPs, businesses, media commentators, librarians and members of the public. The nature of the law changes attracted attention internationally.
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