Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003
The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 transpose the Information Society Directive "(Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society)", (known popularly at the time as the EU copyright directive), into United Kingdom law. As such, its main effects are to modify the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 c. 48 ("the 1988 Act") with minor consequential modifications to other Acts and secondary legislation.
| Statutory Instrument | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Citation | SI 2003/2498 |
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| Dates | |
| Made | 27 September 2003 |
| Laid before Parliament | 3 October 2003 |
| Commencement | 31 October 2003 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 |
| Made under | European Communities Act 1972, s. 2(2) |
| Transposes | Information Society Directive (2001/29/EC) |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The regulations modify the concept of broadcast and broadcasting to take account of development in the internet; restrict the acts which are permitted without infringing copyright (in particular acts which could be performed commercially); and provide new measures for the protection and enforcement of copyright and performers' rights.
Only two EU Member States met the 22 December 2002 deadline for implement, the UK implemented the directive in 2003 but in November 2004 was convicted for non-implementation of the directive in the territory of Gibraltar.