Copyright
Works of Co-authorship
4. After section 10 (Works of joint authorship) insert—
“10A Works of co-authorship
(1) In this Part a “work of co-authorship” means a work produced by the collaboration of the author of a musical work and the author of a literary work where the two works are created in order to be used together.
(2) References in this Part to a work or the author of a work shall, except as otherwise provided, be construed in relation to a work of co-authorship as references to each of the separate musical and literary works comprised in the work of co-authorship and to each of the authors of such works.”.
Duration of copyright in literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works
5. In section 12(8) (Duration of copyright in literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works) after “joint authorship” insert “or a work of co-authorship”.
Duration of copyright in sound recordings
6. In section 13A (Duration of copyright in sound recordings), in subsection (2)—
(a)after “subsections (4) and (5)” insert “and section 191HA(4)”, and
(b)in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “50” substitute “70”.