COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE
PART II—DIVISION III
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Section 37
Cap. 528
the copyright owner or the exclusive licensee, or would
unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the
copyright owner or exclusive licensee.
(5) In determining whether supply is withheld on “unreasonable
grounds” or whether the agreement to supply is on
“unreasonable terms” the court shall have regard to the
reasonable requirements of the particular trade or particular
public, including but not limited to price and delivery times,
the practice of the trade with existing stocks in Hong Kong,
the practice of the trade generally for the product in its
particular medium, category or language, the size of the order,
enquiries made and whether or not any person has previously
had unfulfilled orders with the particular supplier.
DIVISION III—ACTS PERMITTED IN RELATION TO
COPYRIGHT WORKS
Introductory
37.
Introductory provisions
(1) The provisions of this Division specify acts which may be
done in relation to copyright works notwithstanding the
subsistence of copyright; they relate only to the question of
infringement of copyright and do not affect any other right or
obligation restricting the doing of any of the specified acts.
(2) Where it is provided by this Division that an act does not
infringe copyright, or may be done without infringing
copyright, and no particular description of copyright work is
mentioned, the act in question does not infringe the copyright
in a work of any description.
(3) In determining whether an act specified in this Division may
be done in relation to a copyright work notwithstanding the
subsistence of copyright, the primary consideration is that the
Last updated date
3.3.2014