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  • From: "adam beecher" <lists AT beecher.net>
  • To: "'Cc-Ie (E-mail)'" <cc-ie AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Cc-ie] Length of copyright
  • Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:57:34 +0100

Thanks for that Darius, very informative.

adam



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cc-ie-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:cc-ie-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Whelan, Darius
> Sent: 20 April 2005 09:16
> To: Cc-Ie (E-mail)
> Subject: [Cc-ie] Length of copyright
>
>
> Just to clarify the lengths of the main types of copyright
> protection in Ireland.
>
> References are to the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000
> http://www.bailii.org/ie/legis/num_act/2000/2000-28.html
>
> Original literary, dramatic and musical works (s.24) - Life
> of author, plus 70 years (Literary works include computer programs.)
>
> Sound recordings (s.26) - 50 years after recording made or 50
> years after made available to public, if later.
>
> Broadcasts or cable programmes (s.27 ,s.28) - 50 years after
> transmission
>
> Film (s.25): 70 years after the last of the following dies -
> the principal director; the author of the screenplay; the
> author of the dialogue ; the author of music specifically
> composed for use in the film.
>
> Typographical arrangements of published editions (s.29) - 50
> years after publication
>
> Computer-generated work (e.g. CAD) (s.30) - 70 years after
> made available to public
>
> Original databases (s.24) - Life of author, plus 70 years
>
> Non-original databases (ss.320-361): 15 years
>
> Government copyright (s.191) - 50 years
>
> Making available of a work not previously made available,
> after copyright has expired (s.34) - 25 years protection
>
> Where a term of copyright is provided for, the term is
> calculated from the first of January of the year following
> the event that gives rise to that term. (s.35)
>
> Be careful regarding the "broadcast" category - this is aimed
> primarily at live broadcasts. If an item is recorded before
> it is broadcast, then the recording may enjoy protection as a
> film. In addition, the music used in a broadcast or film
> needs to be considered separately from the broadcast or film itself.
>
> Repeat broadcasts do not count (s.20).
>
> Darius
>
> Dr Darius Whelan,
> Law Department, University College Cork, Ireland.
> Tel. +353- 21- 490 3452 Fax +353 -21 -427 0690
> d.whelan AT ucc.ie mailto:d.whelan AT ucc.ie
> Irish Law Site at UCC - http://www.irishlaw.org
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: adam beecher [mailto:lists AT beecher.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 12:23 AM
> To: cc-ie AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: RE: [Cc-ie] BBC Creative Archive - How can RTE be convinced
> todo thesame ?
>
>
> > What's the length of time in Ireland before this content goes
> > into the public domain ?
> >
> Somebody said recently on Boards that it's 70 years, but I
> think that's just
> Sonny Bono news rubbing off on them. I've seen copyright
> defined "generally"
> as life of author + 50 years, but I don't think that applies
> here. In other
> words, I don't know. :) Darius probably does.
>
> I won't get into podcasting and other stuff, I'm not into it
> tbh (RSS a
> little, but not fanatically). In general, however, I get the
> feeling that
> RTE likes to think of itself more and more as a "little bit
> BBC", and that
> could work in our favour.
>
> TBH, I don't think it would be a good idea to push them on /how/ they
> deliver the content at the outset, just that it's released
> under a CC-like
> or even CC licence. The licence is the important thing.
>
> adam
>
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