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52. Certain acts not to be infringement of copyright
(1) The following acts shall not constitute an infringement of copyright, namely,-
(q) the reproduction or publication of-
(i) any matter which has been published in any Official Gazette except an Act of a Legislature;
(ii) any Act of a Legislature subject to the condition that such Act is reproduced or published together with any commentary thereon or any other original matter;
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(r) the production or publication of a translation in any Indian language of an Act of a Legislature and of any rules or orders made thereunder-
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இந்தக் கோப்பு கூடுதலான தகவல்களைக் கொண்டுளது, இவை பெரும்பாலும் இக்கோப்பை உருவாக்கப் பயன்படுத்திய எண்ணிம ஒளிப்படக்கருவி அல்லது ஒளிவருடியால் சேர்க்கப்பட்டிருக்கலாம். இக்கோப்பு ஏதாவது வகையில் மாற்றியமைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தால் இத்தகவல்கள் அவற்றைச் சரிவர தராமல் இருக்கலாம்.
