Protecting Copyright in the UK and EU
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Guidance on UK and EU copyright protection for right holders and users including business, cultural heritage institutions and consumers. It is not legal advice.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Guidance on UK and EU copyright protection for right holders and users including business, cultural heritage institutions and consumers. It is not legal advice. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Background
- Protection of UK copyright works in the EU
- Copyright clearance in satellite broadcasting
- Sui generis database rights
- Portability of online content services
- Orphan works copyright exception
- Accessible format copies of copyright works
- Collective rights management
- Artist's resale right
- Cable retransmissions of works in the EU
- Qualification for copyright protection
- Copyright duration
- Use of EU satellite decoders
Source and licence
Intellectual Property Office
AttributionIntellectual Property Office, ‘Protecting Copyright in the UK and EU’ (updated 30 January 2020), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026