Sound recordings made before 10 April 1987—duration of copyright
522.—(1) This section applies where—
- (a) a sound recording was made before 10 April 1987; and
- (b) copyright subsists in a sound recording by virtue of section 120 (copyright in sound recordings) as modified by section 521.
(2) Section 122 (duration of copyright in sound recordings) does not apply.
(3) The copyright expires 70 years after the end of the year in which the recording was made.
Films made before 10 April 1987—treatment
523.—(1) This section applies to a film that was made before 10 April 1987.
(2) If the film is a dramatic work as defined by section 509(1)—
- (a) the film is to be treated as an original dramatic work for the purposes of this Act; and
- (b) the author of the film (as a dramatic work) is the person who would be the author of the film under the 1911 Act.
(3) This Act applies to a photograph forming part of the film as it applies to a photograph that does not form part of a film.
Assignments and licences made before 10 April 1987 in relation to authorial works, sound recordings and films to have similar effect
524.—(1) This section applies where—
- (a) under this Act, copyright subsists in a work, being—
- (i) an authorial work;
- (ii) a sound recording; or
- (iii) a film;
