What does “fair dealing” allow?
Fair dealing is an exception in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act which allows a certain amount of copying for purposes of “research or private study”. The amount that may be copied by an individual for his or her own use is usually accepted to be: • A chapter of a book, or 5% of a book, whichever is the longer • One complete article from a single issue of a journal • A maximum of ten pages of a poem, short story, or other short literary work, taken from a volume of short stories or poems • Up to 10% (maximum 20 pages) of a pamphlet, report or pamphlet • One separate illustration, diagram, photograph or map up to A4 size. However, if the illustrations form an integral part of an article or chapter, they may be included as part of that extract. You may also copy from any type of work for the purposes of criticism or review (eg in an essay, article or thesis) provided that you acknowledge the source. The Act does not define the extent of copying permitted in this case but the genera
