United Kingdom

GB : Implementation of EC Copyright Directives after threat of action by European Commission

IRIS 1997-4:1/15

Stefaan Verhulst

PCMLP University of Oxford

As mentioned in IRIS 1996-10: 18, the Copyright and Rights of Performers Regulations 1996 (No 2967) now implements Council Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property, Council Directive No 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the co-ordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission and Article 4 (i.e. the "new publication right") of the Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonising the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights, which was excluded from the The Duration of Copyrights and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 (No 3297). It came into force on 1 December 1996.