08 June 2021
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a consultation on the Copyright (Free Public Showing or Playing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, which removed ‘film’ from the list of exceptions to copyright infringement in section 72 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988).
Lexis®Library update: The Secretary of State is obligated to review the changes within five years of the regulation and will publish a report once the consultation has closed. The deadline for submitting views is 5pm on 13 August 2021.
To respond to the consultation, download this form and email to Section72.Callforviews@ipo.gov.uk.
This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 7 June 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.
