Re: exceptions for museums

Lesley Harris <copyrtlaw[_at_]aol.com> writes:
>
> The amendments to the Canadian copyright law (Bill C-32) which received
> Royal Assent on April 25, 1997 contain exceptions for various interest
> groups. One group of exceptions is for libraries, archives and museums.
> I'm curious if
> a) other copyright statutes (in other countries) group
> museums with libraries and archives

The word "museum" is not mentioned in the Australian Copyright Act

    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/

but the definition of "archives"

    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s10.html#archives

(see also section 10(4)) is sufficiently broad to include any non-profit museum.

> and b) if other copyright statutes have specific exceptions
> for museums.

I guess the answer is no but there are exceptions that cover non-profit museums:

   Infringing copies on machines in libraries and archives    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s39a.html

   Copying by libraries and archives for users    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s49.html

   Copying by libraries and archives for other libraries and archives    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s50.html

   Copying of unpublished works
   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s51.html

   Copying of works for preservation etc    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s51a.html

   Copying of unpublished recordings and films in libraries and archives    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s110a.html

   Copying of recordings and films for preservation    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s110b.html

   See also

   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s195a.html
   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s203a.html
   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s203d.html
   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s203e.html
   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s203h.html

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