Part VII Copyright and related matters

137 Avoidance of certain terms relating to use for purpose of news reporting of visual images from broadcast or cable programme.

1

Any provision in an agreement is void in so far as it purports to prohibit or restrict relevant dealing with a broadcast F3... in any circumstances where by virtue of section 30(2) of the M1Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (fair dealing for the purpose of reporting current events) copyright in the broadcast F3... is not infringed.

2

In subsection (1)—

F1a

“relevant dealing”, in relation to a broadcast, means dealing by communicating to the public any visual images taken from that broadcast, and

b

“broadcast” and “F2communicating to the public” have the same meaning as in Part I of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.