Part I Copyright
Chapter I Subsistence, ownership and duration of copyright
Duration of copyright
13 Duration of copyright in sound recordings and films.
(1)
Copyright in a sound recording or film expires—
(a)
at the end of the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it is made, or
(b)
if it is released before the end of that period, 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it is released.
(2)
A sound recording or film is “released" when—
(a)
it is first published, broadcast or included in a cable programme service, or
(b)
in the case of a film or film sound-track, the film is first shown in public;
but in determining whether a work has been released no account shall be taken of any unauthorised act.