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(1)For the purposes of the provisions of this Part relating to the duration of copyright the country of origin of a work shall be determined as follows.
(2)If the work is first published in a Berne Convention country and is not simultaneously published elsewhere, the country of origin is that country.
(3)If the work is first published simultaneously in two or more countries only one of which is a Berne Convention country, the country of origin is that country.
(4)If the work is first published simultaneously in two or more countries of which two or more are Berne Convention countries, then—
[F2(a)if the United Kingdom is one of those countries, the country of origin is the United Kingdom; and]
(b)[F3if the United Kingdom is not one of those countries], the country of origin is the Berne Convention country which grants the shorter or shortest period of copyright protection.
(5)If the work is unpublished or is first published in a country which is not a Berne Convention country (and is not simultaneously published in a Berne Convention country), the country of origin is—
(a)if the work is a film and the maker of the film has his headquarters in, or is domiciled or resident in a Berne Convention country, that country;
(b)if the work is—
(i)a work of architecture constructed in a Berne Convention country, or
(ii)an artistic work incorporated in a building or other structure situated in a Berne Convention country,
that country;
(c)in any other case, the country of which the author of the work is a national.
(6)In this section—
(a)a “Berne Convention country” means a country which is a party to any Act of the International Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed at Berne on 9th September 1886; and
(b)references to simultaneous publication are to publication within 30 days of first publication.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 15A inserted (1.1.1996) by S.I. 1995/3297, reg. 8(1) (with Pt. IV)
F2S. 15A(4)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/605), regs. 1(2), 8(a) (with reg. 38) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1050, regs. 1(2), 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in s. 15A(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/605), regs. 1(2), 8(b) (with reg. 38) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1050, regs. 1(2), 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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