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copyright
n. The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which also extends to sound broadcasting, cinematograph films, and television broadcasts (including cable television). Copyright lasts for the author’s lifetime plus 70 years from the end of the year in which he died; it can be assigned or transmitted on death. In the UK and the EU the duration of copyright is the life of the author plus 70 years. Copyright protection for sound recordings lasts for 70 years from the date of their publication (or 50 years from the date of recording if they are not published during this period); for broadcasts it is 50 years from the end of the year in which the broadcast took place. Directive 91/250, which continues to apply in the UK, required all EU member states to protect computer software by copyright law. The principal remedies for breach of copyright (known as piracy) are an action for damages and account of profits or an injunction. It is a criminal offence knowingly to make or deal in articles that infringe a copyright. See also Berne Convention; hacking. |