The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014

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The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014

27thOctober2014

29thOctober2014

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1) in relation to matters relating to the protection of copyright and rights in performances( 2).

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 29th October 2014.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations "the Act" means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988( 3).

Amendments to the Act

3. (1) After section 44A of the Act( 4) insert-

"Orphan works

44B Permitted uses of orphan works

(2) "Orphan work" and "relevant body" have the meanings given by that Schedule.".

(2) After section 76 of the Act insert-

"CHAPTER 3A

CERTAIN PERMITTED USES OF ORPHAN WORKS

Schedule ZA1 makes provision about the use by relevant bodies of orphan works.".

(3) 76A Certain permitted uses of orphan works

In section 149 of the Act (jurisdiction of the Copyright Tribunal)( 5), after paragraph (f) insert-

"(fa) paragraph 7 of Schedule ZA1 (application to determine compensation for use of orphan works).".

(4) In Schedule 2 to the Act (rights in performances: permitted acts), after paragraph 6H( 6)insert-

"Certain permitted uses of orphan works

6I.

(1) The rights conferred by this Chapter are not infringed by a relevant body in the circumstances set out in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule ZA1 (subject to paragraph 6 of that Schedule).(2) "Relevant body" has the meaning given by that Schedule.".

(5) Before Schedule A1 to the Act( 7), insert the Schedule ZA1 which is set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Baroness Neville Rolfe

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

27th October 2014

SCHEDULE

Regulation 3(5)

1. Before Schedule A1 to the Act insert-

"SCHEDULE ZA1

Section 76A

CERTAIN PERMITTED USES OF ORPHAN WORKS

PART 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Certain permitted uses of orphan works by relevant bodies

1.

(1) A relevant body does not infringe the copyright in a relevant work in its collection which is an orphan work by-(a) making the orphan work available to the public; or(b) reproducing the orphan work for the purposes of digitisation, making available, indexing, cataloguing, preservation or restoration.(2) A relevant body does not infringe the rights conferred by Chapter 2 of Part 2( 8) by doing either of the following in relation to a relevant work in its collection which is an orphan work- (a) making the orphan work available to the public; or(b) reproducing the orphan work for the purposes of digitisation, making available, indexing, cataloguing, preservation or restoration.(3) A relevant body does not commit an offence under section 107( 9) or 198( 10) by using an orphan work in a way which, by virtue of this Schedule, does not infringe copyright or the rights conferred by Chapter 2 of Part 2.(4) This paragraph is subject to paragraph 6 (further requirements for use of orphan works).

Meaning of "relevant body", "relevant work" and "rightholder"

2.

(1) In this Schedule "relevant body" means-(a) a publicly accessible library, educational establishment or museum,(b) an archive,(c) a film or audio heritage institution, or(d) a public service broadcasting organisation.(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), in this Schedule "relevant work" means a work to which sub-paragraph (3) applies which is-(a) a work in the form of a book, journal, newspaper, magazine or other writing which is contained in the collection of a publicly accessible library, educational establishment or museum, an archive or a film or audio heritage institution;(b) a cinematographic or audiovisual work or a sound recording which is contained in the collection of a publicly accessible library, educational establishment or museum, an archive or a film or audio heritage institution; or(c) a cinematographic or audiovisual work or a sound recording which was commissioned for exclusive exploitation by, or produced by, one or more public service broadcasting organisations on or before 31 December 2002 and is contained in the archives of that organisation or one or more of those organisations.(3) This sub-paragraph applies to a work if-(a) it is protected by copyright or rights conferred by Chapter 2 of Part 2, and(b) the first publication or first broadcast of the work was in a member State.(4) In this Schedule "relevant work" also includes a work listed in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of sub-paragraph (2) which-(a) is protected by copyright or rights conferred by Chapter 2 of Part 2, and(b) has never been published or broadcast, but(c) has been made publicly accessible by a relevant body with the consent of the rightholders,

as long as it is reasonable to assume that the rightholders would not oppose the use of the work as mentioned in paragraph 1(1) or (2).

(5) References in this Schedule to a relevant work include-(a) a work that is embedded or incorporated in, or constitutes an integral part of, a relevant work, and(b) a...

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