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Copyright - Qualification
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- 1Qualificaiton - LegislationCDPA s. 154 & 155
'A work will qualify for Copyright protection either if the author is a British citizen, domiciled or resident in the UK or a body incorporated under the law of the UK or a qualifying country or if the work was first published or published simultaneously in a qualifying country. - 2What is the requirement for a work to be protected under Copyright in the UK?The work must be original, in tangible form and a qualifying work.
Under Berne Conventil, the Universal Copyright Convention and TRIPS Agreement author connected with another member state are to be treated in the same way as a member state's own author and should receive the same copyright. Either the author of the work, or the country of first publication (so the work must actually be published), or, in the case of a broadcast, the country of first transmission must have some connection with a Member State. - 3How long does a copyright protection last?Most of the original works and the films
= life of the author + 70 years.
Sound recordings = At least 70 years
Broadcasts = 50 years
Typographical arrangement = 25 years
Artistic works commercially exploited = 25 years
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- MSc Copyright Flashcards on Copyright - Qualification, created by Jasmine Law on 25/04/2015.
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