Regulatory Alerts2000-07-19
Copyright (International Conventions) Order 1979
Her Majesty in Council issued this Order to extend and update copyright protection under the Copyright Act 1956 to literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings, films, and broadcasts originating from countries party to the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention. The legislation applies UK copyright rules to foreign works, citizens, and incorporated bodies while specifying distinct commencement dates for sound and television broadcasts across listed nations. It further extends these protections to territories such as Gibraltar and Bermuda with tailored modifications and formally revokes twenty prior international copyright orders to consolidate the legal framework.
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