Laws
Copyright Act 2021
Part 12
s 518

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1Preliminary

2Interpretation

3Copyright in Works

4Protection of Performances

5Permitted Uses of Copyright Works and Protected Performances

6Remedies for and Border Enforcement Measures Against Rights Infringements

7Additional Rights Relating to Copyright Works and Protected Performances

8Offences

9Regulation of Collective Management Organisations

10Copyright Tribunals

11Miscellaneous

12Transitional

2 sections earlier

510What is a substituted right
511No copyright in authorial works made before 1 July 1912 unless there is substituted right
512Scope of copyright in dramatic or musical works made before 1 July 1912 depends on scope of substituted right
513Copyright in contributions to periodicals made before 1 July 1912 subject to author’s right to publish in separate form
514Assignments and grants made before 1 July 1912
515Authorial works first published before 10 April 1987 — no revival of copyright expiring before 10 April 1987
516Authorial works made before 10 April 1987 — modifications to section 109
517Authorial works first published before 10 April 1987 — modifications to section 110
518Photographs taken before 10 April 1987 — who is the author
519Photographs taken before 10 April 1987 — duration of copyright
520Artistic works made before 10 April 1987 — no copyright if work is registrable design
521Sound recordings made or first published before 10 April 1987 — modifications to section 120
522Sound recordings made before 10 April 1987 — duration of copyright
523Films made before 10 April 1987 — treatment
524Assignments and licences made before 10 April 1987 in relation to authorial works, sound recordings and films to have similar effect
525Authorial works made before 10 April 1987 — copyright reverts to author’s estate 25 years after death
526Bequests by author who died before 10 April 1987
527Reproduction of authorial work published before 10 April 1987 upon payment of royalties
528Copies of computer programs bought before 16 April 1998
529Copies of sound recordings bought before 16 April 1998
530No revival or extension of copyright in authorial work, sound recording or film expiring before 1 July 2004
531No revival or extension of protection for performances ceasing to be protected before 1 July 2004
532Assignments and licences made before 1 January 2005 and relating to broadcasting and cable programmes
533No revival or extension of copyright in authorial work, sound recording or film expiring before 21 November 2021
534Assignments and licences of copyright made on or after 10 April 1987 and before 21 November 2021 to have similar effect

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518. Photographs taken before 10 April 1987 — who is the author

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For the purposes of this Act, the author of a photograph taken before 10 April 1987 is the person who, when the photograph was taken, owned the material on which the photograph was taken.

photograph

Defined · s 7

“photograph” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

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photograph
Defined · s 7
“photograph” has the meaning given by section 20(2);
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