Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

62.   Anthologies

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    (1)   The inclusion, in a collection for use in educational institutions, of a short passage from a published literary or dramatic work does not infringe copyright in the work if—

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      (a)     the collection is described in the title and in any advertisements thereof issued by or on behalf of the publisher, as being so intended;

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      (b)     the work was not itself published for the use of educational institutions;

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      (c)     the collection consists mainly of material in which no copyright subsists;

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      (d)     not more than one other such passage or part from works by the same author is published by the same publisher within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the publication of that collection; and

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      (e)     the inclusion is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement.

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    (2)   Subsection (1) does not authorise the inclusion of more than 2 excerpts from protected works by the same author in collections published by the same publisher over any period of 5 years.

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    (3)   In relation to any given passage, the reference in subsection (2) to excerpts from works by the same author—

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      (a)     shall be taken to include excerpts from works by him or her in collaboration with another; and

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      (b)     if the passage in question is from such a work, shall be taken to include excerpts from works by any of the authors, whether alone or in collaboration with another.