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What you need to know...
What is copyright?
Basically, copyright is the right to prevent copying, so the owner of
copyright can prevent others copying his/her work. In the UK, the
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended, (the Act), creates
a further five primary infringements of copyright in addition to copying:
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Played in public.
Communicated to the public otherwise than by being made
available by electronic transmission (see above).
The performer is entitled to equitable remuneration from the owner of
copyright in the sound recording. (Collected and distributed by PPL/UK
Performer Services).
How long do performers rights last?
Performers rights last 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which
the performance took place; or if during that period a recording of the
performance (other than a sound recording) is released, then they last 50
years from the end of the calendar year in which it is released; or if during
that period a sound recording of the performance is released, then they
last 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which it is released.