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For 2025, the active event in this file is Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 (as amended).
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Current rationale
As of 2025, the Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 remains the copyright statute in force in Jersey. The law has been amended several times (point-in-time versions are available for dates through 11 January 2024, which is the current version as shown on jerseylaw.je). Article 46 continues to provide fair dealing for the purposes of research (non-commercial) and private study. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright, applies to any user, and covers literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. This remains GREEN. The non-commercial restriction on research is classification-neutral. No TDM-specific exception has been identified in the Jersey law. The library/archive exceptions (Articles 55-66) and educational exceptions (Articles 67-72) remain in force but are less permissive than the general fair dealing provision. The amendments between 2013 and 2024 (visible in the point-in-time version list: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) may have included changes to the exceptions chapter, but I was unable to retrieve the full text of the relevant articles from the search results to verify whether any amendments materially changed the research/private study exceptions. The table of contents structure appears consistent across versions.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose; fair dealing with a work for the purposes of private study
Fair dealing for the purposes of criticism, review and news reporting
Library and archive exceptions including copying for users, inter-library supply, replacement copies
Educational establishment exceptions including copying for instruction and examination
Law changes
Copyright Act 1911 (as extended to Jersey)
Baseline · Effective 1990-01-01
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Relevant section: Section 2(1)(i)
Dates: Effective 1990-01-01 · Enacted 1911-12-16
Why this score
On 1990-01-01, the copyright law in force in Jersey was the Copyright Act 1911 (UK), which had been extended to Jersey and maintained in force there by paragraph 41 of Schedule 7 to the Copyright Act 1956 and then by paragraph 36(1) of Schedule 1 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The 1911 Act was not repealed as it extends to Jersey until 2013 (by the Copyright (Repeal of the Copyright Act 1911) (Jersey) Order 2012, SI 2012/1753, which came into force on 1 January 2013 alongside the Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011). Section 2(1)(i) of the 1911 Act provided that copyright was not infringed by 'any fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary.' This fair dealing exception covers 'dealing' (any exclusive right, not limited to reproduction), applies to 'any work' (all types), is open to any user (not restricted to institutions or individuals only), and covers research and private study. This maps to GREEN. The non-commercial restriction is not present in the 1911 Act's fair dealing clause. I was unable to retrieve the full verbatim text of the 1911 Act via web search to copy-paste, but the wording is well-established from the statute itself.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary
Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011
Relevant update · Effective 2013-01-01
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Relevant section: Articles 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184 (Chapter 4 – Acts Permitted in Relation to Copyright Works)
Dates: Effective 2013-01-01 · Enacted 2011-01-01
Why this score
The Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 came into force on 1 January 2013, simultaneously with the repeal of the Copyright Act 1911 as it extended to Jersey (via SI 2012/1753). The 2011 Law is closely modelled on the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. It contains a comprehensive set of exceptions in Chapter 4 (Articles 46 onwards). The key research-relevant exceptions include: Article 46 (fair dealing for the purposes of research and private study – modelled on UK s.29), Article 47 (fair dealing for criticism, review and news reporting), and various library/archive exceptions (Articles 55–66). Article 46 provides for fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose, and fair dealing with a work for the purposes of private study. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright (not limited to reproduction). The exception applies to any user. While it is limited to literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works (not sound recordings, films, or broadcasts directly under this article), the concept of 'dealing' covers reproduction and communication. For research, the non-commercial restriction is classification-neutral per the rules. The exception covers all users and all types of dealing with the specified works. This maps to GREEN. The library exceptions (Articles 55–66) provide additional institutional copying rights but are less permissive than the general fair dealing provision. I was unable to retrieve the full verbatim text of Article 46 from the web search results (the search returned the table of contents but not the full article text), so I cannot provide a verbatim excerpt.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose; fair dealing with a work for the purposes of private study. Sufficient acknowledgement required for research (not private study). Modelled on UK CDPA 1988 s.29.
Fair dealing for the purposes of criticism, review and news reporting
Library and archive exceptions including copying for users of the library, inter-library supply, replacement copies, etc.
Educational establishment exceptions including copying for purposes of instruction and examination
Source links
Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 (as amended)
Current law confirmation · Effective 2024-01-11
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Relevant section: Article 46
Dates: Effective 2024-01-11
Why this score
As of 2025, the Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 remains the copyright statute in force in Jersey. The law has been amended several times (point-in-time versions are available for dates through 11 January 2024, which is the current version as shown on jerseylaw.je). Article 46 continues to provide fair dealing for the purposes of research (non-commercial) and private study. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright, applies to any user, and covers literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. This remains GREEN. The non-commercial restriction on research is classification-neutral. No TDM-specific exception has been identified in the Jersey law. The library/archive exceptions (Articles 55-66) and educational exceptions (Articles 67-72) remain in force but are less permissive than the general fair dealing provision. The amendments between 2013 and 2024 (visible in the point-in-time version list: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) may have included changes to the exceptions chapter, but I was unable to retrieve the full text of the relevant articles from the search results to verify whether any amendments materially changed the research/private study exceptions. The table of contents structure appears consistent across versions.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose; fair dealing with a work for the purposes of private study
Fair dealing for the purposes of criticism, review and news reporting
Library and archive exceptions including copying for users, inter-library supply, replacement copies
Educational establishment exceptions including copying for instruction and examination