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Intellectual Property

General

Intellectual Property Rights

Illegally Downloading Music

Open Source Software Licences

Passing Off

Claiming Royalties Art Work

Self Publishing Versus Publishing House

Copyright

Copyright

Copyright The Basics

Copyright Infringement

Remedies for Copyright Infringement

Who can Claim Copyright Infringement?

Criminal Liability for Copyright Infringement

Copyright Tribunals

Can Ideas be Protected by Copyright?

What are Moral Rights?

How long does Copyright last?

Copyright and Websites

Copyright for Freelance Writers

Copyright in Literary, Dramatic and Musical Works

Copyright in Artistic Works

Copyright in Sound Recordings and Films

Copyright in Broadcasts

Copyright in Published editions

Copyright Licensing Agency

Computer Generated Works Copyright

Copyright Protection for Software

Copyright Technological Protection Measures

Internet Service Providers Copyright Illegal Material

Defence of Fair Dealing in Copyright Law

Trademarks

Trade Marks

How to apply for a Trade Mark

Renewing a Trade Mark

Refusal of Trade Mark

Trademark Infringement

Trade Marks Relative Grounds for Refusal

Defences to Trademark Infringement

Unregistered Trade Marks

Registration of Food Names

Patents

Patents

How to apply for a Patent

Renewing a Patent

Patent Infringement

Defences to Patent Infringement

Confidentiality

Information Commissioner Data Protection Act Powers

Protection of Company Information

Data Protection Requirements for Business

Design Rights

How to register a Design

Renewing a registered Design

Unregistered Design Right

Semiconductor Design Rights

The typographical arrangement of a published edition made on or after 1 August 1989 is protected by copyright under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 provided that certain criteria are met.

The typographical arrangement of a published edition made before 1 August 1989 may be protected by copyright under earlier legislation.

What is a published edition?

A “published edition” is published edition of the whole or any part of one or more literary, dramatic or musical works. A newspaper will constitute a published edition, although individual articles in the newspaper may be protected by copyright separately as literary works.

The design of a typeface contained in a published edition may also be protected by copyright separately as an artistic work.

How long does copyright in a published edition last?

Copyright in the typographical arrangement of a published edition expires at the end of the period of 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the edition was first published.
 

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