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British laws from the gov.uk website Intellectual Property Office
Certain exceptions to copyright apply if the use of the work is a ‘fair dealing’. For example, the exceptions relating to research or private study, criticism, review, or news reporting. ‘fair dealing’ is a legal term used to establish whether a use of copyright material is lawful or whether it infringes copyright. There is no statutory definition of fair dealing - it will always be a matter of fact, degree and impression in each case.
Exceptions to Copyright Guidance - gov.uk (last updated 4-1-21)
