Part I Copyright

Chapter III Acts Permitted in relation to Copyright Works

Miscellaneous: literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works

63 Advertisement of sale of artistic work.

(1)

It is not an infringement of copyright in an artistic work to copy it, or to issue copies to the public, for the purpose of advertising the sale of the work.

(2)

Where a copy which would otherwise be an infringing copy is made in accordance with this section but is subsequently dealt with for any other purpose, it shall be treated as an infringing copy for the purposes of that dealing, and if that dealing infringes copyright for all subsequent purposes.

For this purpose “dealt with” means sold or let for hire, offered or exposed for sale or hire, exhibited in public F1, distributed or communicated to the public.