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4.6.1 UK legislation
The principal legislation on copyright is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended. There is no official consolidation of this Act; it has been amended on a number of occasions since it came into force on 1 August 1989.  The UK Patent Office (www.patent.gov.uk) is responsible for Intellectual Property in the UK and has a large amount of excellent information on copyright, design, patents and trade marks.  The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Act and the most important pieces of amending legislation can be found on this site (http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy/legislation/index.htm).  This site also contains an unofficial consolidated version of the Act. 
Information current as at 12 September 2005.
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