The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 [s.16(2) and (3)] states that
Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, without the licence of the copyright owner, does, or authorises another to do, any of the acts restricted by the copyright.
It applies to the work as a whole or any substantial part of it.
What are the copyright exceptions in UK law?
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