Compared to other IP rights, authors are given a long term of protection under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) as amended by the Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 (Duration Regulations), SI 1995/3297. The Duration Regulations were implemented in the UK on 1 January 1996.
This Practice Note includes references to EU legislation, which are assimilated law. Assimilated law is the name given to retained EU law (REUL) which remains in force after the end of 2023. The re-categorisation of REUL (and associated terms) to assimilated law reflects a change in its status and treatment under UK law, in that it is generally to be interpreted according to ordinary domestic law and principles. For more information, see Practice Note: Assimilated law.
Copyright term
Three events dictate the commencement of the copyright term for a work: the author's death; the year of making the work; or the year of first making the work available to the public.
The copyright terms for different works are shown in the table below. Where the making of a work has
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United Kingdom
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Copyright definition
What does Copyright mean?
Any property right over certain creative works, which grants exclusive right to the owner.
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