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What does Copyright mean? In legal practice, copyright protects how original creative works are used, licensed and monetised. It is a statutory intellectual property right that arises automatically on creation (no registration) and gives the owner exclusive rights to copy, issue copies to the public, perform, show or play, communicate to the public and adapt the work. Across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, copyright is defined and governed by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. In Ireland, it is governed by the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000. Protected subject matter includes literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films, sound recordings,...

United Kingdom Copyright Tribunal: Jurisdiction, Licensing Schemes and Licences, Procedure, Principles, Costs and Appeals

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The purpose of the copyright tribunal

The Copyright Tribunal (the Tribunal) is a standalone adjudicatory body created under the copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988). It exists to settle commercial licensing disputes between copyright holders or their agents and commercial users of protected material. The Tribunal sets the terms and conditions for collective copyright licensing schemes administered by licensing bodies, and also rules on disagreements concerning the terms of individual licences offered by those bodies. Under CDPA 1988, s 116(1), a licensing scheme means a scheme that specifies the classes of case in which the operator of the scheme, or the person on whose behalf he acts, is prepared to grant copyright licences, and the terms on which licences would be granted in those classes of case. The Tribunal does not hear claims for copyright infringement. Such claims are ordinarily handled by the civil courts. In most instances, collective licensing will typically fall within the scope of a licensing scheme...

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Amanda Hadkiss

Maitland Chambers

Amanda Hadkiss specialises in commercial chancery litigation. She acts for corporate clients and private individuals in commercial, civil fraud, media and entertainment, company and partnership, offshore, property, intellectual property and insolvency disputes. Amanda provides practical and strategic legal advice and represents clients from a broad range of industries and sectors who are involved in commercial and chancery disputes. From within the financial sector, she is frequently instructed by major banks and lenders, and has acted for clients such as leading accountancy firms and a major hedge fund group. From within the media and entertainment sectors she has acted for clients such as the BBC, major record companies, global publishing firms, actors, social media influencers, artist managers, theatre companies, fashion designers, and contemporary artists in relation to commercial and intellectual property disputes. She also acts frequently for private individuals who are involved in...

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