Hong Kong Ordinances

COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE - SECT 42

Anthologies for educational use

(1) The inclusion of a short passage from a published literary or
dramatic work in a collection which-

   (a)  is intended for use in educational establishments and is so described
        in its title, and in any advertisements issued by or on behalf  of the
        publisher; and

   (b)  consists mainly of material in which no copyright subsists, does not
        infringe the copyright in the work if the work itself is not intended
        for use in such establishments and the inclusion is accompanied by a
        sufficient acknowledgement.

(2) Subsection (1) does not authorize the inclusion of more than 2 excerpts
from copyright works by the same author in collections published by the same
publisher over any period of 5 years.

(3) In relation to any given passage the reference in subsection

(2) to excerpts from works by the same author-

   (a)  is taken to include excerpts from works by him in collaboration with
        another; and

   (b)  if the passage in question is from such a work, is taken to include
        excerpts from works by any of the authors, whether alone or in
        collaboration with another.

(4) References in this section to the use of a work in an
educational establishment are to any use for the educational purposes of such
an establishment. [ cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 33 U.K.]