Duration of copyright
Material |
Duration of Copyright |
Fair dealing concept applies? |
Licensing body |
| Printed works |
|
Yes | Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) HE Photocopying and Scanning Licence |
| - text | 70 years from death of author(s) | ||
| - typographical arrangement | 25 years from date of publication | ||
| Printed Music | Yes |
Music Publishers Association The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Rights Society (MCPS-PRS) |
|
| - music | 70 years from death of composer | ||
| - words | 70 years from death of author(s) | ||
| - typographical arrangement | 25 years from date of publication | ||
| Artistic works (e.g. graphics, diagrams, photos) | 70 years from death of creator | Yes | Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) |
| Sound recordings | 50 years from date of recording | Not for private study. Only for criticism and review | The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Rights Society (MCPS-PRS) |
| Films and videos | 70 years from death of last of principal director, screenplay author, composer. | Not for private study. Only for criticism and review | |
| Maps |
50 years from date of publication (OS) |
Yes | Ordnance Survey |
| Newspapers | Yes | ||
| - text | 70 years from death of author(s) | ||
| - typographical arrangement | 25 years from date of publication | ||
| UK Official publications | 50 years from date of publication | Yes | Office of Public Sector Information |
| Unpublished works (includes theses) | 70 years from death of author(s) | No | n/a |
| Broadcasts | 50 years from date of broadcast | Not for private study. Only for criticism and review. | Educational Recording Agency (ERA) |
| Databases | 15 years from completion | Yes | n/a |
| Electronic resources | 70 years from death of author(s) | No | Use is governed by the terms of the licence under which the resource is purchased. |