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 * |
12 October 2018 |
The Copyright and Related Rights (Marrakesh Treaty etc.) (Amendement) Regulations 2018 come into force, implementing Directive (EU) 2017/1564. * |
12 October 2018 |
The Marrakesh Treaty Regulation (EU) 2017/1563 comes into force |