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4.4 Ownership of copyright
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Type of work
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Who is the author under UK law?
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Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work
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The person who creates it.
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Photographs
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Photographs
made on or after 1 July 1912 and before 1
August 1989 - the owner of the film/negative is the ‘author’,
unless the photograph was commissioned. If
commissioned, the commissioner is the copyright owner.
Photographs
made before 1 July 1912 or on or after 1
August 1989 - the photographer is the ‘author’, unless
employed and the photograph was taken in the course of
that employment. If the photographer took the photograph
in the course of their employment, the employer is the
copyright owner.
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Sound recording
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The
producer (that is, the person who undertakes the
arrangements necessary for the making of the recording)
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Film
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Films
made on or after 1 July 1994 – the producer (that is,
the person who undertakes the arrangements necessary
for the making of the film), and the principal director.
Films made before 1 July 1994 – the producer only.
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The
typographical arrangement of a
published edition
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The publisher.
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Computer
generated literary, dramatic,
musical or artistic work where there is no
human author
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The
person by whom the arrangements necessary for the
creation of the work are undertaken.
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Information current as at 12 September 2005.
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