The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 No. 2498

PART 2 AMENDMENTS OF THE COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988

Acts restricted by copyright

Restricted act: communication to the public of the work

6.—(1) For section 20 there shall be substituted—

“Infringement by communication to the public

20— (1) The communication to the public of the work is an act restricted by the copyright in—

(a) a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work,

(b) a sound recording or film, or

(c) a broadcast.

(2) References in this Part to communication to the public are to communication to the public by electronic transmission, and in relation to a work include—

(a) the broadcasting of the work;

(b) the making available to the public of the work by electronic transmission in such a way that members of the public may access it from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.”.

(2) For section 16(1)(d) there shall be substituted—

“(d) to communicate the work to the public (see section 20);”.