15A Meaning of country of origin.

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—

a

if any of those countries is an EEA state, the country of origin is that country; and

b

if none of those countries is an EEA state, 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If the work is unpublished or is first published in a country which is not a Berne Convention country (and is not simultaneously published in a Berne Convention country), the country of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.

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