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Artistic works definition

What does Artistic works mean? Artistic works describes the types of creative output commonly encountered in copyright clearance, licensing, and infringement disputes. The term is defined in legislation: in the UK by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) and in Ireland by the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (CRRA 2000). It covers graphic works (for example, paintings, drawings, diagrams, maps, charts and plans), photographs, sculptures and collages; a work of architecture (a building or a model for a building); and a work of artistic craftsmanship. For the first group, protection applies irrespective of artistic quality. Copyright subsists where the work...

United Kingdom copyright in films and television programmes: subsistence, authorship, term and revival across CA 1911, 1956 and CDPA 1988; qualification and related rights (soundtracks, broadcast right and moral rights)

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Practice notes

For copyright purposes, the term ‘film’ denotes a recording, on any medium, from which a moving image may by any method be generated. A television programme is protected as a film for these purposes, and the definition is intended to be technology-neutral. This Practice Note examines the copyright protection conferred on films and television programmes themselves as copyright works, and Practice Note: Copyright in film and television: making a new film explores certain matters concerning the types of works (dramatic, literary, musical and Artistic works) known as the ‘underlying rights’ that a producer may need to create or be required to licence during the course of making a new film or television production. The legal issues relating to television formats are not dealt with in this Practice Note; instead, see Practice Note: Television format rights.

Copyright in films

The general position is that the subsistence of copyright in existing films depends on the date of their creation and is determined by the law in force when the film was made. The ‘author’ is the first owner of the copyright in a film and is likewise identified in accordance with the law then in force. That determination follows the prevailing law...

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Jake Palmer

Bristows

Jake joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in 2017 and is now an associate in the brands, designs and copyright team. Much of Jake’s experience is in brand enforcement, copyright advice and IP disputes. He has been involved with devising a strategy for promptly enforcing rights in the context of social media removals in the fast fashion industry. Recent litigation experience includes a passing off trial in the High Court. Jake has experience drafting advice notes on copyright subsistence and infringement in various contexts, from the film industry to online data use. He also works on trade mark prosecution matters. He has assisted in advising clients on advertising matters and contributed to the latest edition of International Advertising Law....

Richard Dickinson

Bristows

· Richard is the head of Bristows’ Commercial & Transactional IP group. His practice focuses on commercial transactions and advisory work that usually involve the development, exploitation and protection of IP rights at their core, across a range of sectors. · Richard has a scientific background and has also worked on secondment with in-house legal teams, both as an associate and as a partner....

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