Impact assessment

Copyright protection for designs: mass-produced artistic works

Final stage assessment of the impact of proposals in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill for the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright…

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
28 May 2012
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Copyright protection for designs: impact assessment (IA).

Ref: 12/866

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Final stage assessment of the impact of proposals in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill for the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. It aims to make copyright apply for the life of the creator plus 70 years for artistic works that are mass produced. One of ten impact assessments for the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (URN 12/860-866, 11/1381, 12/644 and 12/648). See also 12/966 for the overarching assessment of the cumulative effects of all the proposed policies.

Published 28 May 2012