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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 D - Coggle Diagram
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 D
• establishes that copyright in most works lasts until 70 years after the death of the creator if known; 50 years for computer-generated works TOC 133, Notes 241
For a creation to be protected, it must be: TOC 133, Notes 242
literary work: S. 12 - Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works: Copyright lasts for seventy years from the death of the author. TOC 134, Notes 243 if work is computer-generated, copyright expires fifty years after the work is made.
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• artistic work,
includes buildings, photographs, engravings and works of artistic craftsmanship
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sound recordings: Sound recordings and films: Copyright lasts for fifty years after the recording is made. If the recording or film is released (published, broadcast or shown in public) within this period, the copyright lasts for seventy years from the date of release TOC 134, Notes 243
broadcasts: a transmission by wireless telegraphy which is intended for, and capable of reception by, members of the public; Copyright lasts for fifty years after the first broadcast or transmission. A performer has the exclusive right to authorise the recording or broadcast;
and typographical arrangement of published editions: means the published edition of the whole or part of one or more literary, dramatic or musical works
Design Right
• Part III of the Act creates a "design right" separate from the registration of designs governed by the Registered Designs Act 1949 TOC 141, Notes 249
To qualify, the design must be original (not commonplace in the field in question) and not fall into one of the excluded categories (s. 213(3)): TOC 141, Notes 249
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• articles which must connect with or otherwise fit another article so that one or the other may perform their function;
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• The copyright in a design document is not infringed by making or using articles to that design, unless the design is an artistic work or a typeface (s. 51)