The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Licensing of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014

Interpretation

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2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;

“authorising body” means the Comptroller;

“Comptroller” means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks;

“diligent search” has the meaning set out in regulation 4;

“identified right holder” is a right holder of the type referred to in regulation 12(1);

“orphan licence” is a licence authorising the use of an orphan work;

“orphan licensee” means a person who either wishes to be granted or has been granted an orphan licence;

“orphan work” has the meaning set out in regulation 3;

“relevant work” has the meaning set out in regulation 3;

“restricted acts” means the acts in relation to a performance to which sections 182, 182A, 182B, 182C, 182CA, 183 or 184 of the Act(1) apply;

“right holder” has the meaning set out in regulation 3.

(1)

Section 182 was substituted by, and sections 182A – 182 C and 182CA inserted by S.I 1996/2967 and amended by S.I. 2003/2498, S.I. 2006/18, S.I 2013/1782; section 183 was amended by S.I. 2003/2498.