Date
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Description
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| 16 December 1911 |
The Copyright Act, 1911 comes into force |
| 5 November 1956 |
The Copyright Act, 1956 comes into force |
| 1 August 1989 |
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 comes into force |
| 1 January 1996 |
The 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 October 2003 |
The 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 February 2006 |
The Performances (Moral Rights etc.) Regulations, 2006 come into force |
| 6 December 2006 |
Gowers Review of Intellectual Property is published |
| 18 May 2011 |
Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth published |
| 25 April 2013 |
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act receives royal assent |
| 1 November 2013 |
The 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 June 2014 |
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 come into force |
| 1 June 2014 |
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014 come into force |
| 1 October 2014 |
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Quotation and Parody) Regulations 2014 come into force |
| 1 October 2014 |
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Extended Collective Licensing) Regulations 2014 come into force |
| 29 October 2014 |
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 come into force |
| 29 October 2014 |
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Licensing of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 come into force |
| 27 April 2017 |
The Digital Economy Act receives royal assent |
