Charts and tables for the duration of copyright

Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works (excluding Crown copyright)

Notes

In general, for more detail for literary, dramatic and musical works see 2.2.16–20, and for artistic works see 2.3.12–18.

• 1 ‘Publication’ here means only the issue of copies to the public (see 4.1.3).

• 2 For photographs and engravings, ‘publication’ here means only the issue of copies to the public (see 4.1.3). For literary, dramatic and musical works, ‘publication’ here means the issue of copies to the public but is also used for convenience as a contraction and should be interpreted for the purposes of duration to include performance of the work in public (see 4.2.7), the offer of copies for sale to the public in the form of records (see 2.2.18), and broadcasting.

• 3 For the meaning of ‘made available to the public’ see 4.1.11.

Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works in Crown copyright

Notes

In general, for more detail for literary, dramatic and musical works see 2.2.21–30, and for artistic works see 2.3.20–29.

• 1 For the meaning of ‘publication’ here see 4.1.3.

• 2 For the meaning of ‘commercial publication’ see 4.1.5.

• 3 ‘Publication’ here means only the issue of copies to the public (see 4.1.3).

Duration of copyright in Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland

Works by residents of or published in these countries are all protected by copyright in the UK. The Republic of Ireland is a member of the EU so UK terms apply directly to works originating there (see 7.1.1–5). In the Gibraltar and the Crown dependencies, most residents are British citizens and thus entitled to the full protection of UK law (see 2.1.28). For the most part, therefore, works of Gibraltarian, Channel Islands or Isle of Man origin should be treated in the UK the same as a work of UK origin (see 7.1.6–9).

In most cases, ‘publication’ in tables 9.1–9.4 include other appropriate means of making available to the public (see 4.1.11), such as performance or exhibition.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a self-governing overseas territory (see 3.1.2) of the UK, within the EU. The EU copyright directives apply and it is a full participant in the single market.