Notifying Member

United Kingdom

Details of the notified legal text

Title

The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) Order 2023

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/GBR/24_02617_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/GBR/C/89

Brief description of the notified legal text

This Order amends the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2016 (SI 2016/1219), which, along with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, extends copyright and rights in performances to foreign nationals. This Order extends further protections to copyright works from Australia and New Zealand, to implement the UK's free trade agreements with those countries. It also extends protection to countries that had recently acceded to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

15 April 2023

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

12 April 2024

Other information

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/296/contents/made

Agency or authority responsible

UK Intellectual Property Office

Concept House

Cardiff Road

Newport

South Wales

NP10 8QQ

United Kingdom

information@ipo.gov.uk

0300 300 2000

Outside the UK:

+44 (0)1633 814000