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

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(1).

Amendments to the Act

3.—(1) After section 44A of the Act(2) insert—

“Orphan works

44B    Permitted uses of orphan works

(1) Copyright in an orphan work is not infringed by a relevant body in the circumstances set out in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule ZA1 (subject to paragraph 6 of that Schedule).

(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

76A    Certain permitted uses of orphan works

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

(3) In section 149 of the Act (jurisdiction of the Copyright Tribunal)(3), 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(4)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(5), 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