PART IIAMENDMENT OF THE COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988
Meaning of “database”I16
After section 3 insert—
Databases3A
1
In this Part “database” means a collection of independent works, data or other materials which—
a
are arranged in a systematic or methodical way, and
b
are individually accessible by electronic or other means.
2
For the purposes of this Part a literary work consisting of a database is original if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database the database constitutes the author’s own intellectual creation.