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- (b) copies of the material are supplied to the public as part of, or incidentally to, that act,
the supply of those copies—
- (c) is not to be treated, for the purposes of this Act, as publishing the material (or any work or recording included in the material); and
- (d) must be ignored in determining the duration of any copyright in the material (or the included work).
Copying literary or artistic works in public registers
279.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of a literary or an artistic work.
(2) The conditions are—
- (a) the work is part of a public register;
- (b) if the register is maintained by the Government—the copy is made by or with the authority of the Government;
- (c) if the register is maintained by a public body—the copy is made by or with the authority of the public body;
- (d) the copy is limited to factual information of any description in the work; and
- (e) the copy is not supplied to the public.
Interpretation: what is publicly disclosed material
280.—(1) In this Division, a work or a recording of a protected performance is publicly disclosed material if—
- (a) it is in the possession, custody or control of the Government or a public body;
- (b) it is supplied, communicated or otherwise disclosed to the public by or with the authority of the Government or public body; and
- (c) the supply, communication or disclosure is required or permitted by law (other than this Act).
