NZ COPYRIGHT LAW
THIS DOCUMENT BY COPYRIGHT LICENSING NEW ZEALAND STATES THAT ANIME REELS & CELLULOID ARE WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS TO USE FILM, SHOW, AND SERIES MEDIA FOR CRITCISM AND CRITIQUES
Activities specifically permitted under the Copyright Act
The Copyright Act specifies certain circumstances where you can use all or a substantial part of a copyright work
without the copyright owner's permission. These exceptions from infringement include: the "fair dealing" exceptions outlined in this information sheet
"Fair dealing" exceptions to infringement
A "fair dealing" with copyright material does not infringe copyright if it is for the following purposes:
criticism or review
Criticism, review or news reporting
A fair dealing with a work for the purpose of criticism or review does not infringe copyright, as long as there is
"sufficient acknowledgement". This generally means that the author (not the copyright owner) and the title of the
work, are acknowledged.
A fair dealing with a work (other than a photograph), for the purpose of reporting current events, requires "sufficient
acknowledgement" unless the reporting is by means of a sound recording, film, broadcast or cable programme.