Changes to Schedule 1 CDPA and Duration of Copyright Regulations

This technical consultation covers two sets of legislative changes. Schedule 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 will ensure copyright protection for design works made before 1 June 1957. The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 will be amended to remove compulsory licensing of works where copyright is revived.

The consultation asks questions to ensure the proposed changes do only what is intended. Comments are invited on whether they achieve this aim.