UK: copyright milestones

DateDescription
16/12/1911The Copyright Act, 1911 comes into force
5/11/1956The Copyright Act, 1956 comes into force
1/8/1989The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 comes into force
1/1/1996The Duration of copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations, 1995 come into force, implementing Directive 93/98/EEC on the duration of copyright and related rights [including extension of copyright duration] *
31/10/2003The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations, 2003 come into force, implementing Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society *
1/2/2006The Performances (Moral Rights etc.) Regulations, 2006 come into force *
6/12/2006Gowers Review of Intellectual Property is published
18/5/2011Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth published
25/4/2013The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act receives royal assent *
1/11/2013The Copyright and Duration of Rights in Performances Regulations 2013 come into force. Implements Directive 2011/77/EU on the term of protection [including sound recordings and co-authored works] *
1/6/2014The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 come into force *
1/6/2014The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014 come into force *
1/10/2014The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Quotation and Parody) Regulations 2014 come into force *
1/10/2014The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Extended Collective Licensing) Regulations 2014 come into force *
29/10/2014The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 come into force *
29/10/2014The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Licensing of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 come into force *
27/4/2017The Digital Economy Act receives royal assent *
12/10/2018The Copyright and Related Rights (Marrakesh Treaty etc.) (Amendement) Regulations 2018 come into force, implementing Directive (EU) 2017/1564. *
12/10/2018The Marrakesh Treaty Regulation (EU) 2017/1563 comes into force
19/03/2019The Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 come into force

* Indicates legislation subsequently incorporated into the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The Act is presented in consolidated form here.