Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (United Kingdom)

E588312

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom copyright law

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is the primary UK legislation governing copyright, design rights, and patents, setting out the legal framework for protecting intellectual property.

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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (United Kingdom) canonical	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ copyright law ⓘ
administeredBy	Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedBy	Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ Digital Economy Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	authors ⓘ broadcasters ⓘ performers ⓘ producers of sound recordings and films ⓘ publishers ⓘ
citation	1988 c. 48 ⓘ
containsPart	Part I – Copyright ⓘ Part II – Rights in performances ⓘ Part III – Design right NERFINISHED ⓘ Part IV – Registered designs ⓘ Part V – Patents, trade marks and other intellectual property ⓘ Part VI – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
defines	artistic works ⓘ broadcasts ⓘ dramatic works ⓘ films ⓘ literary works ⓘ musical works ⓘ qualifying works for copyright protection ⓘ sound recordings ⓘ typographical arrangements of published editions ⓘ
establishes	unregistered design right in the United Kingdom ⓘ
governs	collective management of copyright ⓘ copyright ⓘ database right ⓘ design right ⓘ moral rights ⓘ performers’ rights ⓘ rights in performances ⓘ rights management information ⓘ technological protection measures ⓘ
implements	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (as applied in UK law) NERFINISHED ⓘ EU copyright directives (various, as transposed before Brexit) ⓘ Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (as applied in UK law) NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedBy	Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
languageOfText	English NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to restate the law of copyright, with amendments; to make fresh provision as to the rights of performers and others in performances; to confer design right in original designs; to amend the Registered Designs Act 1949; to make provision with respect to patent agents and trade mark agents; to make fresh provision for the registration of trade marks; to make provision for the appointment of a Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks; and for connected purposes. NERFINISHED ⓘ
partiallyReplaced	Copyright Act 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to provide legal protection for copyright, designs and patents in the United Kingdom ⓘ
providesFor	civil remedies for copyright infringement ⓘ criminal offences relating to copyright infringement ⓘ educational use exceptions ⓘ fair dealing exceptions ⓘ library and archive exceptions ⓘ private copying exceptions (as amended over time) ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1988-11-15 ⓘ
sectionCountApproximate	300+ ⓘ
shortTitle	Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	intellectual property ⓘ
yearEnacted	1988 ⓘ

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Crown copyright → legalBasisInJurisdiction → Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (United Kingdom) ⓘ