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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) and without otherwise affecting the meaning of “public” in this Act, public includes a segment of the public.
Copying or communicating publicly disclosed material
281.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to—
- (a) make a copy of any of the following material:
- (i) a work;
- (ii) a recording of a protected performance; or
- (b) communicate the material to the public.
(2) The conditions are—
- (a) the material—
- (i) is already publicly disclosed material; or
- (ii) becomes publicly disclosed material by virtue of a copy of the material being supplied as part of, or incidentally to, the act of making or communicating the copy;
- (b) if the material is in the possession, custody or control of the Government—the copy or communication is made by or with the authority of the Government;
- (c) if the material is in the possession, custody or control of a public body—the copy or communication is made by or with the authority of the public body; and
- (d) the copy or communication is made—
- (i) to facilitate the more convenient viewing or hearing of the material; or
- (ii) for the purpose of supplying, communicating or disclosing the material as required or permitted by the law mentioned in section 280(1)(c).
